The observation of Gemini meteor shower in Chengdu is suitable for places far away from urban light pollution, and there are three best star-watching points around Chengdu.
Jianyang single crystal mountain
Shan Jing Mountain is in the northwest of Sancha Lake, with an altitude of 974 meters, which is the second peak of Longquan Mountain, the east-west barrier of Chengdu. It has many advantages such as short driving distance, high relative height and wide field of vision.
Route: Depart from Chengdu-Shuangjian Road-cross the single crystal tunnel and turn left up the hill.
Zhao Gong Montian
Zhao Gong, only 68km away from Chengdu, is the main peak of Qingcheng Mountain, with an altitude of 2,434m.
Route: Chengguan Expressway-Du Wen Expressway-Xinyu Avenue-Baishuixi Bridge-Zhaogongshan
Emei Jinding
Mount Emei Jinding is 3079.3 meters above sea level, far away from the hubbub, looking up at the starry sky at close range is fascinating (only it requires observers to have high frost resistance).
Route: Chengdu-Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway-Hanle Expressway-Ehong Road-Emei Mountain (from scenic spot to Jinding)
Gemini meteor shower live broadcast time and platform live broadcast time: each platform has different time periods (Bi Li Bi Li barrage network live broadcast all day, Sichuan Science and Technology Museum live broadcast on February 20: 00-2 1: 30 (this Sunday)).
Live broadcast platform: Bi Li Bi Li barrage network, Sichuan Science and Technology Museum "Tianfu Science and Technology Cloud-Science E Classroom"
Brief introduction of Gemini meteor shower:
The most spectacular and gorgeous Gemini meteor shower will arrive as scheduled from February 4, 65438 to February 7, 65438, and can be seen in both hemispheres.
The maximum time of Gemini meteor shower this year is February 12, 13, 16- 14, 14. As one of the three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere, its flow is very stable. Up to over 0/20 per hour/kloc. Don't miss the last meteor shower in 2020!
Gemini meteor shower (00004GEM), one of the three major meteor showers in a year, comes from Phaeton (3200), a near-earth asteroid.
Phaethon) comes from debris in orbit, which occurs between 65438+February 4th and 65438+February 7th every year. Gemini meteor is suitable for many observation methods because of its bright nature and medium moving speed (about 35km/s), and has always been the main observation target of astronomy enthusiasts in the winter night sky.