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Geminids from the Canary Islands Observatories
December 13, 2020 @ 10:30 am - December 14, 2020 @ 10:30 am WET
During the past decade the Geminids have always bid farewell to the year by producing over 100 meteors per hour (Zenith Hourly Rate, ZHR) which puts them in the annual front rank of meteor showers, together with the Perseids and the Cuandrantids.
The Geminids will show their peak of activity, as they do every year, in mid-December. For 2020 the activity of the Geminids will occur between the 4th and the 17th December. The maximum is expected at 00:50 UT on December 14th. The nights of 12/13 and 13/14 December will be the best times for observing this meteor shower. This will be broadcast live from the Teide Observatory (Tenerife) and from the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory ( La Palma) via the sky-live.tv channel, with the collaboration with the Energy Efficiency Labs (EELabs project of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Programme of Astronomical Outreach of SODEPAL and the Innovation Service of the Cabildo Insular of La Palma.
