Upcoming beautiful and biggest meteor shower of the year

Friday night and Saturday morning (December 13-14), astronomy lovers will have a chance to admire the Geminids meteor shower. Along with the Perseids meteor shower that takes place in August every year, the Geminids meteor shower is one of the two largest and most beautiful meteor showers of the year.

The Geminids meteor shower peaks on the night of 13 and 13 December.

The Geminids meteor shower is originated from the dust remnants left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon , discovered in 1982. This meteor shower occurs annually from December 7-17, reaching its peak on the night of the 13th. daybreak of the 14th with a frequency of up to 120 meteors per hour.

This year, the peak of the Geminids meteor shower coincides with the full moon, light from the Moon has a certain influence on the observation.

The best observation time is after midnight, choose an open place, less light and air pollution. The observer may head to the eastern sky where the constellation Gemini is located.

Note, see the weather forecast before observing.

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