Meteor showers 2016

Geminids meteor shower.
No matter whether you are looking from the center of the bustling city or the dark countryside, here are some tips to help you enjoy these celestial spectacle of shooting stars. These flashes of light actually caused by tiny fragments of comets crashing into the Earth's atmosphere at very high speed and burning it, leaving bright flashes of light. First, a few words should be said about the moon: it is not one observer meteor shower. Light reflected from the bright moon can be a hindrance of the same under the supervision of a hindrance, as well as the bright lights of the big city. If you do not want to howl at the moon, or wait for the next beautiful starry rain, then you need not look at it and you have to put up with it. The best thing you can do to maximize the number of meteors that you see is a hoot as far away from the city lights as possible, and find the point from which a clear, cloudless night sky. If you enjoy camping, try to plan a trip, which coincides with the date of one of the meteor showers listed below. After you select a viewing platform, go search for the darkest portion of the sky that you can find, as meteors can appear in the body at any time anywhere upstairs. The stream of meteoroids will always be removed from the constellation, after whom it is named. This "point of departure" is called the radiant. For example, meteors during a meteor shower "Leonids", originate from the constellation Leo. (However, the constellation only serve as a useful reference point in the sky, they are not a source of meteor showers). It does not matter, see you at the door of your porch or mountain top, be sure to dress warmly. This means that the clothes including blankets, gloves or mitts, should be suitable for cold temperatures overnight. This will allow you to get comfortable with no risk to abandon the meteor shower observation, just because your fingers will turn blue. Next, bring something on which to sit or lie down. Mother Nature can provide you with a wonderful view, and meteor showers rarely take place in the warmer months. Also need to monitor patient and for at least one and a half hours. The quilt will make viewing much more comfortable. Finally, remove the telescope or binoculars. Their use or reduces the area of ​​the sky that you can see or snizhet the likelihood that you will see anything but darkness. Instead of focusing on one particular area, defocus and relax your eyes. So you'll be able to spot more meteors. Do not look at your cell phone or any other light. If you need to see something on Earth, use a red light. Some lights have a convenient replacement filters. In krynem case can be covered by a clean filter in red nail polish.

Source: http://nasa.ru/