Space
This year’s Geminid meteor shower will peak on 14 December, quickly after a brand-new moon, producing ideal watching conditions
By Abigail Beall
The Geminid meteor shower over Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in China
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The peak of the Geminid meteor shower, on the early morning of 14 December, is anticipated to charm this year. The shower began on 19 November and will end on 24 December, however watch out over the coming days due to the fact that activity is increase.
What are meteor showers?
Meteors are intense flashes of light that move rapidly throughout the sky. They are brought on by pieces of dust and particles from area getting in the environment, where they decrease and burn up. This occurs occasionally and can take place at any time. On a provided night of stargazing, you may see a number of meteors every hour. Meteor showers are durations in which there is a noteworthy boost in the variety of meteors, triggered by Earth moving through a path of particles left by a comet or asteroid. Due to the fact that of this, they tend to take place around the very same time each year,