In The Shower I Observe
Please read our visitor safety information before your visit. The Geminids meteor shower occurs in mid-December each year and is one of the most reliable and most spectacular meteor showers visible from the southern hemisphere. As they vaporise high overhead the particles leave long, bright and sometimes colourful trails across the sky. As Phaethon orbits the Sun it passes relatively close to the Sun, its surface bakes and crumbles in the sunlight and forms a cloud of dusty particles surrounding the asteroid-comet. These particles are larger than the typical dust from most comets which makes the Geminid meteors particularly bright and long-lasting.
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How to observe the Geminids meteor shower in December 2020
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Arago considered astronomy the lucky science that does not need any embellishment. Astronomy is one of the most ancient and fascinating sciences. It dates back to the old times when the written language did not exist. Observing the stars and noting the regularities of celestial body apparent motions, man learned measuring time and created the prototype of the first calendar. Throughout the whole human history the man tried to realize the mystery of the universe and create the consistent world view.
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Consequently, radio signals are typically detectable only in a handful of AERA radio detector stations for a given air shower. This is because for these geometries, the emission source will be much further away, and thus the emission — beamed in a narrow cone — is distributed over much larger areas. A recent analysis by the Pierre Auger Collaboration has now proven that these expectations were indeed correct. These air showers have been measured by up to 80 radio antennas at the same time, and up to distances from the air-shower axis of m or more, as is illustrated in Figure 1. In the ground-plane, such air showers illuminate areas of more than km 2 — much larger than AERA — with measurable radio signals.
In addition there are always sporadic meteors to observe, too. There is a great need for reliable observations throughout the whole year and if you have some experience you can contribute a lot to the understanding of all types of meteor activity. Obtaining the necessary experience is impossible when sitting inside and talking about meteors. Read this chapter carefully and then go outside to observe regularly even if it is cold and uncomfortable!