The Geminid Meteor Shower 2018 will light up the sky on the night of December 13 or 14. The showers are come to the Earth’s atmosphere every December by an asteroid called Phaethon. Since the 1800s, the escalation of yellow streaks of light in the night-sky have only grown intense.
In 2017, the ‘rock comet’ came within 6.4 million miles of the planet, although last year’s supermoon made it difficult to appreciate the astronomical light show. If the weather remains clear, this year could be the best year yet to watch the Gemenides. The meteors are named because they seem to originate from the constellation Gemini.
There is no need for a telescope or binoculars. It will become visible after 9 pm, peaking a little after midnight, with as many as 120 meteors per hour. The comic dust may have resulted from a crash with another flying object, but there’s little danger of any Geminids landing on earth.
Today’s Google Doodle shows the Geminid’s path through Earth’s atmosphere as it lights up the sky. As Phaethon’s orbit leads it near the sun, the extreme heat causes it to crush and leaves a debris in its orbital path. Every December, Earth’s orbit leads us through the trail of 3200 Phaethon and its debris crashes into our atmosphere at 79,000 miles (127,000 km) per hour.
MY THOUGHT: To experience this stay away from city (city lights will mess your your all excitement)
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