The Interreg EELabs project will broadcast live, this Thursday, the Geminid meteor shower from the Teide Observatory (Tenerife) and El Anillo (Extremadura), through the sky-live.tv channel and which can be followed from the web from La Vanguardia starting at 11:30 p.m.
Meteors are tiny dust particles left behind by comets or asteroids. The Geminid shower, generated by the asteroid (3200) Phaethon, occurs annually, and this year it is expected to exceed 100 stars per hour and a speed of 35 km per second, thanks to the absence of the Moon, allowing you to enjoy even the faintest meteors.
The origin of this phenomenon was a mystery until 1983, when the IRAS space telescope identified the asteroid (3200) Phaethon. The broken fragments will light up the sky when they come into contact with the Earth’s atmosphere. The radiant, in the constellation of Gemini, marks the point of origin of this dazzling meteor shower.
The celestial event will reach its peak on the nights of December 13-14, with up to 150 shooting stars per hour. The broadcast of this cosmic spectacle will mark the end of the EELabs project, but the relay is already underway with initiatives such as the LIFE Natura@night project, dedicated to preserving night darkness and its biodiversity.
