Gemini meteor shower

Gemini meteor shower, Gemini meteor shower is a very reliable meteor shower, which appears regularly every year. It is also a strong meteor shower, second only to the Leonid meteor shower. The best time to watch the Gemini meteor shower depends on the observation location. Let's learn more about Gemini meteor shower.

Gemini meteor shower 1 Gemini meteor shower appears every year, which is a kind of meteor shower with great intensity, second only to the "king of meteor showers"-Leonid meteor shower. It originated from an asteroid discovered in 1983, and belongs to the burnt comet wreckage. However, unlike the short-lived Leonid meteor shower, the Gemini meteor shower usually lasts about 10 days.

There are two kinds of meteor showers with Gemini as the radiation point, generally referred to as Gemini Alpha meteor shower.

Observation time of Gemini meteor shower

For those who are willing to watch the meteor shower in the cold, the Gemini meteor shower is a very distinctive landscape in winter, even surpassing the Perseid meteor shower in August+February 65438+March 3. Astronomers David and Steven said, "If you have never seen a Gemini meteor group draw a clear arc in the vast night sky, then you can't say that you have seen a meteor."

The best time to watch the Gemini meteor shower depends on the observation location. During the period from nightfall to the rising of the moon, Alpha Gemini appears on the horizon in the east or northeast, which is a good observation time.

During this period, ground-skimming meteors may also appear from the horizon (sometimes even below the horizon), dragging their nearly horizontal long tails across the atmosphere. Therefore, the best viewing time is from midnight to midnight, and the night falls until the moon rises. It's cold in winter night, so you need to wait patiently for the meteor group to appear, and you need to pay attention to cold protection and warmth.

Gemini meteor shower is a very reliable meteor shower, which appears regularly every year. Gemini rises in the evening and remains high in the sky until dawn, visible all night.

Astronomical experts say that a striking feature that distinguishes Gemini meteor shower from Leonid meteor shower is its high brightness, medium speed and rich colors. Attractive to visual observers, there are more meteors than Leonids. Under ideal sky conditions, the number of theoretical zenith meteors per hour is about 120.

Gemini meteor shower 2 Tianjin astronomy enthusiast Yang Xiaowen 20 18 12 14 tracked and photographed the Gemini meteor shower in Xinglong County, Chengde City, Hebei Province.

According to the prediction of astronomical experts, the Gemini meteor shower with the largest annual flow will usher in a major event in 65438+February 65438+April. According to the forecast, about 150 meteors will cross the zenith every hour to dress up the sky. If the weather is fine, the interested public in China can observe it for two consecutive nights at 13 and 14.

Most meteor showers are periodic comets, but the Gemini meteor shower is an asteroid, which is the second meteor shower that is not caused by comets.

Xu Wen, deputy secretary-general of Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that Gemini meteor showers generally appear at the end of the year. As one of the three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere, its flow is very stable. Under ideal observation conditions, the number of theoretical zenith meteors per hour will exceed 100. A remarkable feature of this meteor shower is that the stars of the meteor are bright, medium in speed and rich in color, which is very attractive to visual observers.

 Ruoyu, an astronomy enthusiast in Tianjin, took a photo of the Gemini meteor shower in Baodi District, Tianjin on February 6th, 20 18+ 15.

The active period of Gemini meteor shower is from February 4th to 17 every year. This year occurred at 8: 50 on June 14, Beijing time, and the hourly peak zenith flow is predicted to be about 150.

"The best observation time is the whole night of 13 and 14. Because it coincides with the 29th and 30th October of the lunar calendar, there is no moonlight interference all night, and the observation conditions are very good. In addition, the radiant point of Gemini meteor shower rises from the east-northeast direction after nightfall and can be seen almost all night. Therefore, as long as the weather is fine, this year's Gemini meteor shower observation is perfect. " Xu Wen said.

Yang Xiaowen, an astronomy enthusiast in Tianjin, took a photo of Gemini meteor shower in Baodi District of Tianjin on February 6th, 20 17+ 15.

So how can we observe more meteors? "Under the premise of cold and warmth, choose a place with a wide field of vision and no lighting influence. It should be noted that it is not necessary to keep an eye on the radiant point of Gemini meteor shower, and meteors may appear in various positions. This is because the meteor shower scattered from the radiation point is only an optical illusion, and the trajectory of the meteor is parallel. " Xu Wen said.