Radiant Leonides is the constellation of Leo, which rises around midnight of the local time and is the most in the sky around dawn.
Geminidi (December)
Geminidi are active from 4. December by 17. December, who crossed overnight from 13. December by 14. December. They have a sharp top, so the night is 13. the best time to Skywatch.
Geminidi are the most spectacular meteor shower in the year. In addition to bragging up to 120 or as many as 150 meteors per hour during their top, this meteor shower is also the brightest and most dangerous in the year.
Geminidi is bright, slow moving meteors who often have yellow tones, but can be a number of other colors, including green, blue, white, red or orange. And unlike most meteors, which cause comet debris, Geminid are the rest of the asteroids.
The Night that will be whistling, Gemini’s constellation, will be above the horizon all night and will reach their highest point around 2 in the morning local time, so meteors will be visible for almost all night.
That same night, the moon will be about 32 percent lighted and will increase in the east 1:30 in the east of the USA, so if you watch this shower soon after midnight, the moonlight will not interfere with your viewing experience.
Urside (December)
Urside are active from 17. December by 26. December, cleaning in the early morning on 22. December. This meteor shower is less active than others, usually give about 10 meteors per hour; However, the terms of view will be perfect for Skywatch. The moon will be determined approximately 18:00 in the East of the US, so it will not light up each other in this meteor.
Although Ursidi usually produce the most meteors just before dawn, when its radiant, small dipper (or Ursa is smaller), highest in the sky, you will be able to see meteors throughout the night during the top of this shower. In the northern geographical widths, the whistling Ursida is above the horizon all night.
Showers to look after next year
Quadruple (January)
The four percent occur in December and January and peak during the first week of the year. This meteor shower has a sharp climax, which means that most of his activities occur in the narrower time. Quadrants usually produce many meteors for fireballs – these are, meteors that are very bright-with up to 120 meteors per hour during the shower top.
