It can be seen with the naked eye … a rare astronomical phenomenon that adorns the skies of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world

The head of the Jeddah Astronomical Society, Engineer Majed Abu Zahra, told Al-Arabiya Net: “The globe passes at this time of year as it revolves around the sun through the remains strewn along. of the orbit of the asteroid (Phaethon 3200). These leftovers are no bigger than granules. Sand, and it collides on top of our planet’s atmosphere, and it evaporates as multi-colored meteors. ”

He explained that the “twin meteors” are active every year from December 7 to 17, as they produce up to 120 colorful meteors per hour at their peak, but it is difficult to determine the actual number that will be seen by the meteors, because their number may be greater than Average or less, and may violate expectations.

The president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society indicated that

In conjunction with the height of the twins, the moon will be at the stage of annihilation, leaving the sky dark for what can be a great show, and the best viewing will be from a dark place away from the city lights afterwards. midnight observing the eastern horizon with the naked eye.

Abu Zahira advised against using a telescope or binoculars, as meteors were appearing in front of the twin constellation, outwardly regular with the bright star (the twin’s head in the foreground), but meteors could appear from anywhere in the sky.

He said the best view of the giant meteors is probably around 2 a.m., when its radiating point is highest in the sky, and that it is expected to peak at around 4 a.m. on Monday. .