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    Watching the Skies with Brad Klein: December 11 - 17 — The Geminid Meteor Shower

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Brad Klein
    Published December 11, 2023 at 6:00 AM EST
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    Watching the skies with Brad Klein

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Brad Klein reviews the week’s astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy," Marty McGuire.

    This week may offer a good opportunity to spot a "falling star."

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    In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky

    The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks on the evening of Dec. 14 and into the very early hours of Dec. 15.

    Marty’s advice for increasing your odds of seeing a meteor overhead: bundle up (it’s going to be cold); look at the darkest portion of the night sky, in any direction; don’t look at your phone so that your eyes can adjust to the dark.

    And just in case you do get lucky, have a wish ready.
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    Brad Klein, left, and Marty McGuire at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

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    Brad Klein
    I was a founding member of the WLVR News team in 2019, bringing more than 20 years of experience in radio journalism, podcast, and video production. I’ve had a role in a number of long-running programs at NPR, MSNBC and WNYC. A founding producer of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” I played similar start-up roles for NPR’s Weekly Edition, MSNBC’s Edgewise, Public Radio International’s Satellite Sisters and even as a writer on one of the early pilot episodes of the news/comedy show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. I’ve also worked as a reporter, producer, and director for National Public Radio News programs including Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. An avid naturalist, I lead educational programs for the American Museum of Natural History and Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
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