Geminid Meteor Shower in Mexico
Geminid meteor shower peaks just take place on Saturday (13/12) night until Sunday (14/12) yesterday morning. A number of people from various parts of the world also managed to capture the beauty of the phenomenon.
As explained NASA, every year the Geminids meteor shower will take place in early December. The phenomenon occurs because the Earth passes through the debris flow "rock comet" named 3200 Phaethon. As a result, the meteor shower was sometimes can last for more than two weeks.
Furthermore, the Geminid meteors originating from the constellation Gemini is expected to reach the upper atmosphere of the Earth at a speed of 35 km / sec. When compared to other meteor showers, the Geminids meteor shower speed somewhat slower. In addition, the Geminids meteor also tend to be more light and produce a lot of fireballs.
The following are various photo Geminid meteor shower that has been perpetuated from various corners of the world by a number of Twitter users:
#Geminids put on a stunning display over the Isle of Wight. Did you see them? http://t.co/jbuRyRCEFI (Pic: BNPS) pic.twitter.com/NqJHDYsZVu
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) 14 Desember 2014
@UKMeteorNetwork a few from last night pic.twitter.com/rYJ2xbOlii
— james hill (@chunder10) 14 Desember 2014
The #Geminids are putting on a great show! Here's a pic from a few hours ago in Red Rock Canyon, CA. pic.twitter.com/S0sPTTcqRJ
— Lonely Speck (@LonelySpeckBlog) 14 Desember 2014
This is what myself & @rudiphoto saw this morning @ peak of #GeminidsMeteorShower @EpicCosmos @Aus_ScienceWeek #Kiama pic.twitter.com/vu3Tisjkc4
— David Finlay (@ClearSkiesTV) 14 Desember 2014
What a night! Clear #Alberta skies just in time for the #Milkyway, #Aurora and brilliant #Geminids! @ObservingSpace pic.twitter.com/EY81G7naT3
— Neil Zeller (@Neil_Zee) 14 Desember 2014
Here are 4 #Geminids in just 20 seconds near the city lights of Calgary and Cochrane. @CalgaryRASC pic.twitter.com/QNxIKnIcin
— Neil Zeller (@Neil_Zee) 14 Desember 2014
❤️Amazing picture of the #Geminids at Lake Torneträsk, Sweden.
Picture by Chad Blakley for #LightsOverLapland pic.twitter.com/ebsFwoJMnx
— •° The Ghuleh°• (@Ihana_Talvi) 15 Desember 2014
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