NASA made a series of recommendations to be able to appreciate this surprising event in its entirety. Known as a “star shower,” this event will produce a large light show in the sky.
The astronomical events are reaching their last surprises and will say goodbye to the year with one of the most fascinating and anticipated natural spectacles of all: the Geminid meteor shower.
This freakwill light up the sky in a visual show due to its high intensity and by the meteors of high activity. Fans of these events will have the opportunity to enjoy it without the need for equipment but with some recommendations to make the most of it.
The meteor shower in 2024 has the particularity of happening during a Full moonwhich will make the faintest ones disappear and make visibility a little more difficult due to the high lighting. know when and how to see this event.
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What is the Geminid meteor shower?
The Geminid meteor shower is a meteor shower, commonly known and called as “shooting stars“, which have an activity rate above the 120 meteors per hour and a speed of 35 kilometers per second.
The Geminids they have a great intensitywhich makes them one of the most visible on the meteor shower calendar and a unique astronomical spectacle to enjoy.
When and how to watch the event
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), indicated that the Geminid meteor shower can be observed between the 13 and the December 15and its peak will occur on saturday 14.
Depending on the place, time and schedule from where this phenomenon is seen, it will be the visibility that you have. In Argentinacan be observed on the night of Friday the 13th and part of the early morning of the 14th, where they can be seen up to 150 meteors per hour.
The recommendations that were disseminated by the experts of the POT for appreciate this show They are: stay away from places with high light pollution, use astronomical maps and look towards darker areas. The full Moon on Sunday the 15th may be a factor that impairs the clearer and brighter visibility of meteorites.
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