Leonid's radiant is the constellation Leo, which rises around midnight in local time and is the highest in the sky around dawn.
Gemini (December)
The twins are active from December 4 to December 17, reaching the peak during the night from December 13 to December 14. They have a sharp peak, so the night of the 13th is the best time for Skywatching.
Gemini are the most impressive meteor shower. In addition to the fact that during the peak this meteor shower with 120 or even 150 meteors per hour is also the brightest and most colorful in the year.
Gemini are bright, slowly moving meteors, which often have yellow tones, but they can be near other colors, including green, blue, white, red or orange. And unlike most meteors, which are caused by comet garbage, heminides are the remainder of the asteroid.
That night when the peak of the twins, shining, the constellation Gemini, will be higher than the horizon all night and reaches the highest point about 2 a.m. local time, so meteors will be visible almost all night.
On the same night the moon will be about 32 percent is lit. And it will rise around 1:30 in the morning In the eastern part of the United States, therefore, if you watch this shower shortly after midnight, moonlight does not interfere with your viewing experience.
Ursides (December)
Ursides are active from December 17 to December 26, reaching a peak in the early morning hours on December 22. This meteor shower is less active than others, as a rule, bring about 10 meteors per hour; Nevertheless, viewing conditions will be ideal for non -binding. The moon will be installed at about 6 pm in the east of the United States on the 21st, so no moonlight will interfere with this meteor soul.
Despite the fact that Ursids usually produce the most meteors immediately before dawn, when his shining, small bucket (or Ursa is a minor) is the highest in the sky, you can see meteors throughout the night during the peak of this shower. In the northern latitudes, the shining Ursids are above the horizon all night.
Shower to look at the next year
Quadrantids (January)
The quadrantids take place in December and January and the peak during the first week of the year. This meteor shower has a sharp peak, which means that most of its activity occurs in a narrow time of time. Quadrantides usually produce many meteors of the fire ball, that is, meteors, which are very bright – from 120 meteors per hour during the peak of the shower.
