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The “King of Meteor Showers”…an astronomical phenomenon that the earth witnesses in December

The sky will witness over the northern hemisphere this coming December Meteor showers It is so dense in astronomical vision that it is called “the king of meteor showers”.

The “Jumnid” and “Ursid” meteor shower will reach its peak between December 14 and 22, as confirmed by the press office of the Moscow “planetarium”.

The “Jumnid” is considered one of the strongest annual meteor showers. They appear in the sky from December 4th to 17th every year. This meteor shower has been given another title, “the king of meteor showers.”

It consists of meteor showers Small particles thrown out by an asteroid 3200″ into space, causing the Earth to pass through a meteor cloud.

On the night of December 13-14, astronomers predict the peak activity of the meteor shower. The emission region of the meteorite is located near the constellation Gemini.

According to forecasts by the International Meteorite Station, the number of meteors is likely to reach 150 meteors per hour. Jamnid meteors will be white and bright.

And it can fall a lot, but the conditions for monitoring the “Jumnid” in 2022 are not favorable because the moon is approaching the last quarter of its houses, which prevents the detection of meteors.

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