An eclipse, a superconjunction, and the last meteor shower of the year: Geminids 2020

Geminids on the Teide Observatory
Geminids on the Teide Observatory. The OGS Telescope (ESA) is shown in the foreground. Centered on the image the constellation of Orion and the most brilliant object is the Planet Jupiter. Credit. Juan Carlos Casado (starryearth).
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EELabs (eelabs.eu) is a project financed by the INTERREG V-A MAC 2014-2020 Programme, co-financed by the FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) of the European Union, under contract number MAC2/4.6d/238. Five centres in Macaronesia work in EELabs (IAC, ITER, UPGC, SPEA-Azores, SPEA-Madeira).

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GEMÍNIDAS 2019: The big winter meteor shower!

On the nights of 13th and 14th December we will be able to enjoy the maximum of the Geminids meteor shower. The event will be broadcast live from the Teide Observatory (Tenerife), via the sky-live TV channel, on the night of December 14th, with the collaboration of the European project EELabs. The Geminids, along with the Perseids, are the biggest meteor showers of the year. Reliable and punctual, the Geminids never fail. The activity during the last ten years has always reached over 100 meteors per hour (ZHR “Zenith hourly rate”) putting it in the top rank of the annual meteor showers. Each

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Meteoros gemínidas sobre los telescopios MAGIC (ORM, IAC) el 13 de diciembre de 2015. También son visibles los planetas Venus, Marte y Júpiter y la luz zodiacal. Crédito: J.C. Casado, IAC.  
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Geminids 2018, the last big meteor shower of the year

This astronomical event will be visible from both northern and southern hemispheres, and the peak of its activity will be during the nights of Thursday 13th and Friday 14th December. During the second night there will be a direct broadcats from the Teide Observatory (Tenerife) thanks to the collaboration of the European project STAR4ALL.

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Gemínidas sobre el Observatorio del Teide. En primer plano se muestra el Telescopio OGS (ESA). Centrada en la imagen la constelación de Orión y el objeto más brillante es el Planeta Júpiter. Crédito: J.C. Casado (IAC).
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Gemínidas 2017, la lluvia de Navidad

Los próximos 13 y 14 de diciembre podremos disfrutar de las Gemínidas que, junto a las Perseidas, son las mayores lluvias de estrellas del año. Los especialistas adelantan que su máximo esplendor tendrá lugar sobre la media noche en Europa. Quienes quieran verlo desde casa, podrán hacerlo a través del canal sky-live.tv gracias al proyecto europeo STAR4ALL financiado por el Programa H2020 de la Unión Europea.

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