Can the meteor shower be seen in Erqimazhai, Zhengzhou on December 14th, 211? When will it be most vigorous? Can it be seen by naked eyes?

December 14th: Gemini meteor shower. Gemini radiant point can be seen in most parts of China.

Gemini rises from the northeast after 7: p.m. and sets in the west after 4: a.m., which can be seen almost all night. However, the moon is still in the bright full moon phase, but it will sink quickly after midnight, leaving a dark sky. At this time, people can observe as many as 12 meteors every hour. For those who are not afraid of the cold, this is an opportunity that cannot be given up. The first half of the night is affected by moonlight, and the observation effect is better in the second half of the night. The Gemini radiation point is just near the zenith. Just lie down and look up. Keep warm. It may be cold then. Pay attention to the weather. There is also a place where light pollution is relatively small.

However, observing meteors requires high air and darkness. If you can't count more than 2 stars in the place you observe, I suggest you sleep.

And this year, when the Gemini meteor shower is at its peak, the moon phase is close to the full moon, and the moonlight will cover most meteors. And the radiation point is less than 1 degrees from the moon. If you insist on reading, I'm afraid you'll be extremely disappointed.

There are several points to explain about the meteor shower:

First of all, the meteor shower is not like rain as imagined, as long as the meteors all come from a radiation point, it can be considered as a meteor shower. There are nearly 4 meteors every year. Just think about how many meteors you can see every year. The flow of meteor shower mentioned in the forecast refers to the number of meteors that people with normal vision can see at the zenith in the case of no light, no moonlight, clear weather and no wind every hour when the meteor shower reaches its peak. It is very difficult to achieve this condition, so the number of meteors that can actually be seen is greatly reduced. The larger meteor showers are the quadrant meteor shower around January 4th, Lyra meteor shower around April 22nd, Perseid meteor shower around August 13th-14th, Leonid meteor shower around November 17th-18th and Gemini meteor shower around December 14th.

Secondly, the forecast of meteor shower is difficult to be accurate to an hour, because the mass of materials forming meteor shower is very small, and a little gravity disturbance will change the time to reach the earth.

Thirdly, you should never use a telescope to watch the meteor shower, just use the naked eye. Using a telescope will seriously affect the effect because of the small field of view you receive.

finally, my opinion is, if you don't like astronomy, but just want to watch the meteor storm, don't give any hope. In fact, this is largely the result of media reporters' ignorance of astronomy and hype. They thought that meteor showers were the same as those in 21. But if you want to observe, you must go to the wild or the suburbs, otherwise the city lights will make you see nothing.