2023-12-03 11:10:15
The President of the Jordanian Astronomical Society, Ammar Al-Sakkji, said that the Jordanian sky is witnessing on Thursday evening to Friday, corresponding to December 14, the peak of the Geminid meteor shower, which is active this year from December 4 to 20. He added in a press statement on Sunday that the Geminid meteor peak occurs at 2:36 a.m. Friday, Jordan time, explaining that “it can be seen in most regions of Jordan and the Arab world, especially in areas characterized by observational standards, for example, far from light pollution, such as the desert and the countryside with clarity.” “For the atmosphere, there is little dust and no clouds, and the denser the clouds, the less likely it is to see meteors and fireballs.” Al-Sakji pointed out, “The World Meteor Organization’s 2023 calendar stated that the maximum rate of these meteors equals 150 meteors per hour at the peak period in almost standard and ideal conditions, but from practical and local observational aspects and according to Jordan’s geographical location.” It is expected that this rate will decrease to 139 meteors per hour at the maximum height of the radiation center in the Jordanian sky, which is at 2:36 a.m. on Friday in the case of standard observational astronomical conditions. The radiation center appears in the constellation (Tower) of the Twins in the east, and the best times To see and observe the meteor shower on Thursday evening from eight o’clock until Friday morning. He explained, “This year we expect an increase in the possibility of seeing meteors because the moon is a crescent at the time and its illumination rate is 4.3%, and it sets at 6:52 pm Thursday, that is, before the sunrise of the radiation center. We advise observing the sky in all directions, not just the area of the radiation center, and it may The US space agency NASA reported that the Geminid meteor shower is the most intense and brightest of the year 2023. Al-Sakkji stated that the Geminid meteor shower is a distinctive and interesting astronomical phenomenon and its source is a mixture between a rocky comet and the asteroid Phaethon 3200, which is an asteroid among the Abu Lu asteroids that orbit within the asteroid belt. This differs from meteors whose source is only a comet, and when the asteroid’s waste and dust intersect with the Earth’s orbit and enter In the atmosphere, it interacts with its components and burns at altitudes of 80 to 100 kilometers and works to ionize the components of the atmosphere, forming the phenomenon of meteors. The density increases when it is associated with a specific comet or asteroid, so that it has a radiation center and is specific to periodic dates in the year, because its paths appear to be They radiate outward from a common point in the sky. These wastes, which are the size of a chickpea or less, interact with components of the atmosphere and work to ionize meteors and fireballs with bright, luminous colors. There is no danger at all because they burn in the upper atmosphere and turn into ash. The Geminid meteor shower was given this name because the center of its radiation is in the constellation Geminid, and this constellation is among the constellations that are in the apparent path of the sun, or what is known as the zodiacal orbit. A constellation is a constellation located within the zodiac’s orbit. Every constellation is a constellation, not the other way around. There is a difference between Gemini and “Gemini”, as the name “Gemini” does not exist, and Gemini is the constellation Orion, and the scientific and correct name for what is called Gemini, which is located in the zodiac’s orbit. It is the “constellation of the Twins”, and this constellation is located between the constellations Taurus and Cancer, and these are approved by the International Astronomical Union. The kingdom
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