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Celestial Christmas decoration: Sky will light up with Geminid meteor shower this December
NASA shared a video which informs people about Geminid meteor shower 2020.
Attention stargazers, dust off those binoculars and get ready for an early Christmas gift. Wondering what we’re talking about? It’s the Geminid meteor shower 2020 we’re talking about.
From December 4 to 17, people will be greeted to this ‘most reliable of annual meteor showers’ and the best in 2020, according to a blog by NASA. This is an annual event which takes place almost at the same time every year as “Earth plows through the trail of dusty debris left behind in the orbit of asteroid 3200 Phaethon.”
This year, however, the event will be even better as the peak of the shower coincides with a nearly new moon. This means that the sky will be darker and the meteors will be better visible as there will be less moonlight to interfere with its brightness.
Meteors can appear in any part of the sky. However, they will radiate from near the constellation Gemini. The best way to view the shower is to find a safe location that is not flooded by the bright city lights.
NASA also shared a video which informs people about Geminid meteor shower 2020, besides other things.
In case you’re unaware, December also has another surprise for people. This month, for the first time in nearly 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn will come closer and will look like a double planet.
Are you excited for these celestial events?
