Geminids 2004 Taken by Jason A.C. Brock in December 2004
Geminids peaks on the 13 December and 14 December which is the best meteor shower in this year! It’s predicted to be around 120 meteors per hour. That means you would see one or two meteors every minute.
The source of the meteor shower is 3200 Phaethon, a myterious object which is either a comet or an asteroid. 3200 Phaethon is catalogued as PHA as it’s a potentially hazardous asteroid whose path misses Earth’s orbit by only 2 million miles.
The seeing here is quite poor. The dew has affected the scene. I will try my luck tomorrow to watch those left-overs.
So this mean that on the west we will be able to see some meteors tonight?
Where should we look?
How close can a meteor go by earth without being attract by it’s orbit?
When you are watching the meteor shower, it’s always recommended to watch the entire sky which means none of the direction is preferred. However, I think you shall put the Gemini (the radiation point of this meteor shower) in your main focus.
The meteoroid is a rock in the debris left over by the source. The source is always a comet but there are always exceptions. When you see the meteors on the sky, they are attracted by Earth. If not, you are not able to see it without the friction between the meteoroid and Earth’s atmosphere.
I hope these help you.
There might be some problem with the comment system, I can see your question in my notification email but not here. Yes, it’s correct, at least, I think so.
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