The annual Geminid meteor shower on Sunday to reach its peak in the northern hemisphere, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC. Provided clear weather in Moscow and Moscow region on Sunday morning and then in the afternoon after the sun can be observed abundant Shooting Stars.
In some parts of the world with 4 to 17 December can be seen on one – two burning meteor every minute, says the agency “Interfax”. Meteor rain occurs annually, when the Earth crosses the path of an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon. Asteroid leaves a trail of rocky debris that move through space at a speed of 35 kilometers per second. With the passage of the Earth through the debris stream burned in the atmosphere, leaving a beautiful trail.
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