Stargazers to Witness Geminid Meteor Shower on December 13-14

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By Suwit Rattiwan

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Stargazers are advised to stay awake after midnight to fully enjoy a beautiful display from the Geminid meteor shower on Monday night.

 

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) reported on its Facebook page that the meteor shower will be visible from midnight of December 13 to the dawn of December 14. However, the phenomenon is expected to be disturbed by moonlight until about 1:30 AM. Stargazers can fully enjoy the shower after 2 AM until dawn.

 

The Geminid meteor shower normally occurs annually between December 4 and 17, when the Earth passes a massive trail of dusty debris left by a huge rock known as 3200 Phaethon. People nationwide should be able to see as many as 150 meteors, or shooting stars, streaking through the sky every hour with the naked eye.

 

People who want to see the meteor shower are advised to find a location with as little ambient as possible in order to get a full view of the shooting stars appearing across the night sky.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-12-13

 

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[hotchilli]

But no alcohol, it's after the witching hour.

[Crossy]

It stands a chance of being clear too.

 

[Golden Triangle]

11 minutes ago, Crossy said:

It stands a chance of being clear too.

 

That would make a refreshing change, normally we get told of these things only to discover it's as cloudy as hell ????????????

[Crossy]

5 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

That would make a refreshing change, normally we get told of these things only to discover it's as cloudy as hell ????????????

 

Cue unseasonal storm clouds for duration of the meteor shower.

 

Too much light pollution near us I'm afraid.

[connda]

Now if we could just arrange to have the village power go out at midnight. 

[LawrenceN]

Which direction to look, besides up? 

[overt2016]

Not much chance of seeing anything in Bangkok.

Think i'll watch on You tube. After I wake up, of course.

 

[Stargeezr]

The nice thing about watching meteor showers is that you do not need any special equipment.

  No luck here in Alberta Canada, as it was cloudy and snow falling in many places. Hope you

stargazers in Thailand had much better luck. Telescopes not needed for sure.

[Quidio]

19 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

The nice thing about watching meteor showers is that you do not need any special equipment.

  No luck here in Alberta Canada, as it was cloudy and snow falling in many places. Hope you

stargazers in Thailand had much better luck. Telescopes not needed for sure.

Nice.  Stargeezer is posting to all stargazers.????