All with the nose tonight, as if for the Night of San Lorenzo, because it will check the swarm of Star falling starting at 3:00 today, will occur when the peak of the Geminids, meteors December that illuminate the nights shorter of the year.
According to Gianluca Masi , the manager of the Virtual Telescope and scientific curator of Planetarium of Rome “ The Moon will interfere in part, because it will be built in the second half of the night, the one most favorable to the vision of the famous trails. The Geminids are often bright and relatively slow, therefore, should show itself in good number. Given that this year’s show the Perseids of August was effectively erased from the Moon, the Geminids have what it takes to be the most abundant meteor shower of 2014 . “
According to the NASA , in the night between Saturday and Sunday, are waiting around 120 shooting stars per hour , course conditions weather permitting. In order to enjoy the show, the experts recommend that get away from the city and especially by the lights of the city; the show will also be followed at every even online, via the stream of the Virtual Telescope which will start at around 03: 00.Non serve particular instruments, such as binoculars or telescopes to observe meteors , because we need simply turn its gaze towards the constellation Gemini that w ill rise in the east tonight and then get up in the sky during the night.
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