Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak at dawn on Friday
The Geminids, one of the most spectacular and mysterious meteor showers in terms of their origin, will reach their peak on Friday dawn and be visible in Greece.
Due to the fact that there was a new moon on December 7 and the next full moon will be on December 22, the sky will be dark, allowing the observation of the meteor shower.
Geminids usually appear from 7 to 17 December annually and along with the Perseids in August are considered the most spectacular meteor shower of the year.
The Geminids shower is called by the experts "the king of the meteor showers" as it can produce 60 to 130 shining falling stars per hour, meaning one to two falling stars per minutes, in several parts of the night sky.
The Geminids shower is caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second (35 km/s), making them fairly easy to spot.
Source: amna-mpa
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