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The most amazing meteor shower of the year is this weekend. This year is going to be really special due to lower air pollution levels and the fact that the light from a sliver of the moon will not disturb our observations. The night sky will be dancing from 13th to 15th December with its peak on 14th early morning at 2:00 am IST. Light pollution is the biggest killer of any night sky observations. Visit lightpollutionmap.info to find the best viewing site near you. You shoul...d aim for a place that's a class 2 or class 3 on the Bortle scale. Head out there for the best meteor shower experience. But please be safe by assessing the conditions of the site and the surroundings beforehand. Please note that the threat of the pandemic is still very real so avoid big groups and gatherings and adhere to local safety and curfew guidelines. Nights get very cold so please dress warm and take precautions and dress adequately. Carry water and snacks with you as well as some mosquito repellent to protect yourself. Carry a traditional torch with red light. In case you don't have a red light torch, carry a normal torch with some red gelatine paper and some rubber bands. Once you are there, look up in the sky and find the constellation Gemini. It's just above the club of Orion. To identify the constellation, you can use a sky tracking app on your phone in night mode. Sky view lite or sky map are great apps for this. The constellation will be at the zenith at around 2am. That's where the meteor shower well originate from. You don't need any special equipment to observe a meteor shower. Just patience. In a good spot you'll be able to see about 120 meteors in an hour. You can also submit your observations, photos, videos, etc. on www.imo.net which helps the organization to study various aspects of the meteors and Earth's orbit. Really great submissions get featured on their website with due credits given to you. Enjoy this heavenly show. Be safe. Take care. Do share your photos #meteor #meteorshower #astronomy #showinthesky #geminidmeteorshower #geminids #spacescienceforall #spacefacts #wednesdayinfopost #wednesdaywisdom #nightsky #nightphotography #night #nightout

December brings the Geminid meteor shower. It's by far the best viewing spectacle in most parts of India as the weather is cool and the skies are clear. The Geminid meteor shower will peak just past midnight on Sunday, 13th December 2020. Why do meteor showers occur?... How many showers can one see on a year? How to get the best experience of a meteor shower? On popular demand we are doing a free webinar tomorrow 8th December at 7:30 pm on zoom. https://zoom.us//regi/tJwocu-vrT8rHdF3EGav2OI7spse-w7AVZIY Join us to know the best places and practices for observing a meteor shower from our NASA fellow, astronomer, astrophysicist @spacevikram #meteor #meteorshower #spacescienceforall #astronomy #starrynight #stargazing #showinthesky #geminidmeteorshower #freewebinar #zoom #natskiesforyou #natskiesobservatory #keeplearning #keepexploring #decembergoals

By far the best meteor shower that we can observe in Maharastra because of weather conditions is just around the corner. This year we are travelling to mulshi @one_earth_retreat with @campus.earth to camp under the stars all night as we witness the Geminid Meteor Shower on 13-14 December 2020 Just a couple of hours away from Pune, One Earth Retreat is an ideal place for stargazing, telescope observation and watching the night sky all night long. ... Join us for this starry night. We have Limited capacity so hurry and Book now. #geminidmeteorshower #meteorshower #starrynight #underthestars #astronomy #campinginthehills #campout #sleepunderthestars #shootingstars #amazinguniverse #decembergoals #explore #experience #outdoors