Geminids 2018: what time, how and where to see the rain of stars this night

Where to see the geminids in every city of Spain? The best places to observe the parade of stars

Geminids 2018: Gets the best rain of stars of the year

The Geminids 2018 are already here. This rain of meteors, or, as popularly called, rain of stars, takes place every December. Occurs because the Earth crosses the orbit of the asteroid Phaeton, a comet exhausted without volatile elements that was discovered in 1983.

like the famous perseids in summer, the geminids are a great show. Although, that said, the bad weather associated with this time of the year many times makes difficult your vision.

The rain of geminids 2018 began last December 4. However, the morning of Thursday 13 to Friday 14 December will be when the more you are able to see, according to from the National Astronomical Observatory (NAO).

as to the exact time, from the middle of the night will be a good time. Although the most impatient will be able to enjoy from 22.30 h. of a direct from the the Observatorio del Teide (Tenerife) through sky-live.tv. The channel also will broadcast live footage from the Observatory of High-Energy HESS (Namibia) and from the municipality of Olivenza (Badajoz).

And, those who prefer to see the rain of stars in direct, you only should follow a few small tips. These are: to find an environment in that there are no obstacles (such as trees, mountains or buildings), the place is as dark as possible, and to look in the direction opposite to the Moon.

According to the criteria of

Learn more

Exit mobile version