Watch Geminid meteor shower 2015 worldwide

This morning (December 15), the biggest meteor shower of the year took place and a series of astronomers and photographers around the world did not miss the opportunity to record memorable photos of the this event.

In Vietnam, Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of 14th and 15th December every year in the East.

There are many "stars" of meteor shower every year, but there is only one "bout " dubbed the " King of the meteor shower " named Geminid . This name comes from the main direction of the rain coinciding with the position of the Gemini (Gemini) in the sky. According to NASA, Geminid's peak falls on the night of December 14, with a frequency of 120 meteors per hour (ie 2 stars per minute).

Although called "rain" (shower), meteor shower does not rush like regular rain. The word "rain" here only alludes at that time, the ability to see meteor will be higher than other times. In addition, because meteorites occur in a very short time (meteorites burned in the atmosphere), shooting or photographing them requires specialized equipment, capable of extremely long exposures. It is almost impossible to capture a meteor with a camera.

Here is a series of photos about the meteor shower last night recorded by astronomers worldwide. Photo set compiled by CNET news:

The top of Colorado (USA) also has the name "Gate to heaven".(Photo of Zach Becker.)

Meteor on the Peggys Cove lighthouse in Nova Scotia (Canada).(Len Wagg's photo)

The star comes early of Kelvin Palmer.I captured it on December 10.Some "lucky" people can still observe Geminid when they accidentally look up at the sky these days.

Kongsvinger night forest (Norway).(Photo by Ole Bredesen-Vestby.)

Similar to Kelvin Palmer, Marc Charron took this picture at 10 pm last night in the English sky.

Not only amateurs are interested in meteor shower.NASA experts from the Meteorological Environment Office also "fired" the event last night.Photo from the Da Kinh astronomical observatory located in Tucson, Arizona (USA).

On the other side of the Earth, a Japanese photographer, Akira Nishibori, said he spotted 30-40 meteors last night in the sky of Kyoto.

What better way to watch meteor on the beach?Anthony Quintano and his friends set up tents on Hawaii beach to catch the Geminid.He captured this photo with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.

Rotate with the night.A camera performs extremely long exposure shots at the Titov Space Test Center in the far east of Russia.Bright rings in the sky are the directions of the stars (not stars).

Meteor and tree branch.Photo taken by Russian photographer, Vlad Stepanov.

Above is the Geminid meteor shower series of 2015. Geminid meteor shower is expected to appear every year with a peak on December 14 and 15. However, in 2016, this will be the time of the full moon, so it is likely that the rain of next year will be more difficult to observe than this year's rain.