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Sunday, December 14, 2014
Residents of Moscow and the Moscow region will see the Geminid meteor shower – a REGNUM
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December 14, you can watch the meteor shower Geminids, which reached its peak in the northern hemisphere.
If the weather is good, the residents of Moscow and the Moscow region on Sunday morning and in the afternoon after the sun in the sky will be able to observe the traces of burning meteors.
Scientists have concluded that 4 to 17 December in some parts of the Earth can be seen on one – two burning meteor every minute.
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Meteor rain comes at a time when the planet crosses the path of the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Flying in space, meteorites leave a trail of debris. Geminid meteors are characterized by high brightness. A lot of cars. Speed meteors low – about 35 kilometers per second.
Geminids – powerful meteor showers. In 2011, they gave a burst of up to 200 meteors per hour, which is 2 times more than the traditional August Perseids.
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