On the night of December 13 to 14, the meteor shower of the Geminids will be seen in all its apogee in the northern hemisphere, which occurs every year from December 7 to 17, when the asteroid 3200 Phaeton , a strange rocky body on October 11, 1983 by NASA's infrared satellite IRAS. Geminids are expected to hit 80/120 meteors / hour at their peak this year. The predominant color of these meteors is white, but they can exhibit other colors: yellow, red, blue, green … Their speed of entry into the Earth's atmosphere is relatively slow, around 35 kilometers per second .
To contemplate this spectacle, astronomers recommend moving away from points of light, such as cities, and looking towards the East.
