Geminid Meteor Rain (Falling Stars) decorate Sky Tonight

Have you ever seen a shooting star ?. If so, tonight, you can achieve that dream. Because the rare natural phenomenon occurs is the busiest meteor shower will take place later in the morning. He said the meteor shower for small objects coming from space it will slide into the earth up to 120 meteors per hour.

To see a meteor named Geminids it does not need special equipment such as optical or a telescope. Just looking great and dark. If you are lucky, you will see hundreds of these beautiful shooting stars, of course, if you're in, the weather was sunny and clear.

Geminids Meteor . (Nasa)

Then Geminids meteor estimate how many hours would slip to the ground tonight? . According to the International Meteor Organization (IMO) advanced Geminids will be rolled into the earth 14 December 18000 UTC, or in Indonesia today December 15 at 13:00 .

More further, amateur astronomer Ma'rufin Sudibyo through the Compass Page said today in ideal conditions, the number of meteors that can be seen with the eye reached 120 meteors. But the exact figure is less than 100 meteor or only about 50 meteors per hour can be seen in urban areas.

Although the peak Geminid meteors at 1:00 in the morning later, but by amateur astronomer, once the manufacturer Jogja Astro Club (JAC), Mutoha Arkanuddin, meteors can be seen from 21:00 this evening.

so how rain Geminids Meteor could happen tonight ?. Mutoha reveal whether the shooting stars this time could not be separated from the object of heaven named 3200 Phaethon outside. Geminids are suspected if the comet dust 3200 Phaethon who have died and have become asteroid . The dust of the object is what eventually became the source of the shooting star is going to happen tonight.

A 3200 Phaethon has reached the point closest to the sun, this object experiencing temperature extremes. During the day the temperature is very hot and the night becomes very cold.

Extreme temperature changes finally made 3200 Phaeton stretch and shrink making the area around the crack and become space debris. In addition, the turnover of the earth will pass through areas with debris element 3200 Phaethon.

Next, the contact between the dust with the object of dust that causes the meteor shower. So why is called the Geminids meteor ?. Because the meteors appear to come from the constellation Gemini, then called the name of the Geminid meteor shower.

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon . (Wikipedia)