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According to the Uralinformburo, December 12-13, 2012 into the atmosphere our planet will include the debris of a dead comet. Getting into the air space of the Earth, they will create a bright rain. This meteorite the rain was called the Hemenides, as the observing person stars will appear to fall from the constellation Gemini, or Geminids. According to the AstroNews portal, the peak flow will have on December 12-13. Conditions for observing the most notable meteor showers this year will be almost perfect. The moon will be in the new moon phase, and the best places to observe the flow of the earth the ball will be Central Russia, Europe, North Africa and China, where the frequency of occurrence of meteors of the stream will be up to 120 meteors in hour. However, according to scientists, the stream will be visible from any points of the planet, – transmit Economic News. Recall that Geminids meteor shower is generally considered the most generous annual meteor shower. Fading debris goes towards Earth from 35 kilometers per second. With a good confluence circumstances, you can see up to 50 stellar strokes per minute.
