(MENAFN– Khaberni)
Tell me: Sky astronomers will have an appointment on the night of December 13-14 to witness a wonderful sight when the Earth’s atmosphere will shower the most intense and magnificent meteor shower in the Northern Hemisphere.
The “Jemnid” and “Ursid” meteor showers are expected to reach their peak between December 14 and 22, respectively, the Moscow Planetarium press office reported.
The “Jumnid” is considered one of the strongest annual meteor showers and appears in the sky from December 4th to 17th every year. This meteor shower has been given another title, “the king of meteor showers.”
The meteor shower consists of small particles thrown out by asteroid 3200
into space, making our Earth pass through a meteor cloud.
On the night of December 13-14, astronomers predict the peak activity of the meteor shower. The meteor emission area is near the constellation Gemini, according to Russia Today.
According to forecasts by the International Meteorite Station (IMO), the number of meteors is likely to reach 150 meteors per hour. “Jumnid” meteors will be white and bright. And it can fall a lot, but the conditions for monitoring the “Jumnid” in 2022 are not favorable because the moon is approaching the last quarter of its houses, which prevents meteor monitoring.
The Planetarium has stated that the average speed of the meteor stream will be low and will not exceed 35 km/s.
These bright meteors were discovered in the 19th century and some believe their source to be the asteroid Phaeton.
Therefore, meteors can include pieces the size of a fist, and their speed reaches 35 km / sec. They burn up when they penetrate the earth’s atmosphere, which generates bright light.
As for the asteroid Phaethon, which is the source of this meteor shower, it is large in size and completes a complete cycle around the sun in 1.5 years.
While the meteor showers of the Orsidi will reach their peak, on the longest night of the year, ie from 21st to 22nd December next. And it will only be visible in the northern hemisphere of the Earth, and the meteor shower will begin on December 17 and end on December 27.
Other astronomical events in December include the eclipse of Mars over the moon, which will coincide with Mars meeting the full moon, and the moon’s planet-covering operations are often short-lived, as the period of the eclipse does not exceed one hour.
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