See the king of the upcoming meteor shower

On the night of December 14, the morning of December 14, astronomers in Vietnam will have the opportunity to watch the meteor shower of the Gem - considered the king of meteor shower.

The Vietnam Astronomical Society said that the Song Tu meteor shower is considered the king of meteor showers that will reach the maximum on the night of December 13 and dawn. The number of meteors that are guessed at the maximum time is about 120 tracks / hour. Different from other meteor showers, Song Tu meteor shower has many colors, so it is very noticeable.

The best time to observe this famous meteor shower is about 1-4 am on December 14. Astronomers can turn their eyes towards the constellation Gemini as the center of the meteor shower when this constellation is already quite high compared to the southeastern horizon. Although the moonlight is quite bright at this time, it may affect observations, however, Gemini is a massive meteor shower with many bright meteorites, so we can still enjoy an interesting meteor party. colorful.

Gemini is considered the king of meteor shower

Although it reached its peak on the night of December 14, 14, but we can still observe some meteorites of the most beautiful meteor shower this year from 7 to 17 December.

Conditions to observe meteor shower are clear, cloudless sky. You should choose the place with clear vision, far from city lights and observe with the naked eye is the best. In addition, you can use the camera for long exposure mode to record beautiful meteor streaks. Since it is winter, care should be taken to keep the body warm during the observation period.

Much of the meteor shower comes from comets, but with the Gemini meteor shower it involves a celestial body called 3200 Phaethon discovered in 1982.