The north does not observe the largest meteor shower of the year

Due to the influence of cold air, cloudy sky, the Northern region will have less chance to observe the Geminids meteor shower, while in the South it is possible.

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The geminids for the "king" of the meteor shower will peak at night 13, dawn of December 14, with the maximum number of meteor stars expected to be around 120 streaks per hour.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Phuong, Vietnam Astronomical Society, the best time to observe this famous meteor shower is about 1 to 4 am on December 14, when the Gemini constellation is quite high compared to the horizon. South East.

Location center point meteor shower Geminids.(Graphics: skyandtelescope.com)

However, Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, said that in these days, the North is affected by cold air, cloudy sky so the ability to observe the meteor shower Geminids in Northern or North Central is very difficult. In the Central Highlands and the South, people can still watch meteor.

Geminids are a phenomenon that happens every year because of a series of small pieces of rock (meteorites) that plunge into the earth's atmosphere as the planet passes through the orbital region containing them. Stone pieces are remnants left on the path of the 3,200 Phaethon comet as it enters the Solar System.

We only observe bright stars and when there are many meteor stars appearing in an area in the night sky, it is called meteor shower. And every year there are about 8 big meteor showers.

Instructions for observing meteor shower Geminids

- Do not need (and should not use) telescopes or any device, please observe with your eyes. Unlike most smaller meteor showers, we can observe Geminids before midnight when we begin to see the Gemini constellation.

- Select suitable locations, limited where air pollution and no strong light directly into the eyes, such as lights on street lights, lights from construction sites .

- When you have fully prepared the conditions, the viewer should be patient, do not leave the sky smoky eyes, even at extreme times, you can see continuously for 10 minutes to see a meteor streak fly by.

According to the Vietnam Young Astronomical Society