Urcit meteor shower at 2020 peaks around the winter solstice

This small meteor shower is actually seen across the sky at five to 10 meteors per hour from the Northern Hemisphere.

On the evening of December 21st the Urchits peak, which lasts until the early morning of December 22nd. The moon is 50% full. This, combined with the mostly cloudy winter nights of December, may obscure your view of this little rain.

If you want a better view of the rain, wait until the moon sets at 12:30 a.m. on December 22nd, NASA said. Then look at the sky for about an hour.

& # 39; Christmas star & # 39; Jupiter and Saturn are getting closer than they have been in centuries

The meteor shower is formed from the Ursa Minor galaxy known as the Little Tipper, but the meteorite is visible throughout the sky.

Urchits claims a new meteor shower EarthSky.orgSkywatching guide. Although many of the meteorites we see throughout the year have been annual events for centuries, urchins were not seen until the 20th century.
This meteor shower occurs when the Earth Comet 8B / Dutt is approaching orbit, and this year, there is a lot of debris following this comet in our closest pass. American Meteorological Association. This may cause more activity during meteor showers.

Do not look straight at the sky. According to the American Meteorological Society, the sky is about half the target.

The Gemini showed the meteoriter Sunday is also underway, with the winter solstice occurring a day later on December 21st.
“Don’t forget to keep an eye on the so-called”Christmas star“(It’s not really a star) on December 21st. Jupiter and Saturn are fused closer together in our sky than they have been in centuries.

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