The biggest and most important meteor shower of 2018 takes
place this month, letting us witness a breathtaking sight in the night skies.
We have all the info you need to enjoy this amazing show. The Geminids is a
yearly meteor shower that occurs in December, when the Earth travels through a mass
of dusty debris that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
This leaves a
remarkable light show that seems as though hundreds of shooting stars are
passing through the sky. The Geminids comprise more mass than any other meteor
shower and can produce colors such as red, blue and yellow. The Geminids
initiate on December 4 and reach its peak on December 13, 14 or 15, dependent
on what time zone you are living in.
According to NASA,
after 10:30pm or when the moon has set and then choosing the darkest accessible
spot is best for this event. By 2am, the meteors will rise to about 100 per
hour in darker parts.
The Geminids is
named, as obvious, after the star constellation, Gemini. This is the spot in
the sky where the meteors seem to be originating from. This is also known as
the radiant. Nevertheless, the meteors don’t really come from that particular
spot and will be observable all over the sky, NASA explains.
You can read more
about this here.
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