On December 13, large and small "long guns and short cannons" suddenly appeared in front of the mountains in the Manchu Township of Laogou Gate in Huairou District. In the mountains in the evening, the cheeks were blown cold by the wind, but the owners of those "long guns and short guns" needed to wait until three o'clock in the morning in order to catch the moment of a meteor in the mountains where the body temperature was minus 10 ° C. On the evening of the 13th, this group of starry sky lovers is still here, recording the Gemini meteor shower with their eyes and using their eyes to record one of the "three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere".
On the evening of the 12th, in the Manchu Township of Laogou Gate, photography enthusiasts photographed the starry sky. Zhang Bin photographed
Let's take a look at the meteor shower
In the Manchu Township of Horn gully, there were two young men in military coats who came from Tongzhou, they said that although they could not take pictures and did not have photographic equipment, they heard that there was a meteor shower nearby, and they wanted to come here to look around, "The meteors are too fast, and the mobile phone is a dark mess." Then make a wish in a meteor shower. ”
"Today is Monday after all, and not many people are specifically watching the meteor shower. On weekends, a good observation point can be full of people. Wang Yi, who came to shoot the meteor shower, said that although the sky is cold and the road is far, it is still a very happy thing to be able to watch a meteor shower.
On the evening of the 13th, in the Manchu Township of Laogou Gate, starry sky lovers were filming meteor showers. Beijing News reporter Zhao Lixin photographed
According to the astronomical forecast of the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Gemini meteor shower in 2021 will usher in a maximum value at 15:00 Beijing time on December 14, and the zenith per hour (ZHR) can reach 150, that is, under ideal sky conditions, up to 150 meteors can be seen per hour.
The Gemini meteor shower, together with the quadrant meteor shower and the Perseid meteor shower, is known as the "three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere". It is reported that the Gemini meteor shower has three major characteristics: one is the color whitening; the second is that the meteor body is slower; the third is that there are many bright meteors, often have fire meteors, rich in color, which has a strong attraction for visual observers, and the number of meteors is much larger than that of the Leo meteor shower or the Taurus meteor shower.
Look at the starry sky at the flared ditch door
Zhao Yanwen, 54, wearing a single-layer jacket and a pair of cloth shoes under his feet, drove five obese sheep into the shed. "Don't look at me wearing so little, I'm not cold at all." Zhao Yanwen looked at the young people who were busy operating the photographic equipment, showed their yellow teeth and smiled, "I have lived here for nine years, or from last year, I have seen so many people come here to see meteors." ”
Starry sky photographers Zhang Bin and Liu Zhiqiang are both post-95s, they captured meteors in the night of the 12th in the horn ditch gate and nearby mountains, and stayed in the mountains until three o'clock in the morning. The night sky gradually changed from dark blue to inky black, and the stars filled the sky above a small stone house, Zhang Bin stood at the edge of the eaves and under the starry sky, Liu Zhiqiang immediately pressed the vision into the shutter, "Look, just like a cartoon." ”
On the evening of the 12th, the starry sky of the horn ditch gate. Photo by Zhang Bin
Zhang Bin told reporters that the Manchu Township of Laogoumen is very suitable for shooting the starry sky, which is located in the western part of the Yanshan Mountains, with high terrain and open field of view; 150 kilometers away from the city, away from light pollution, the air purity is relatively high, which is conducive to astronomical observation and shooting.
According to reports, in order to develop a good starry sky tourism, the whole township of Laolagoumen adheres to the protection of a good dark night environment in the area, maintains the conditions for stargazing, and actively creates a stargazing atmosphere, organizes rich activities, and gives tourists a better tourism experience. The township actively promotes the construction of the starry sky, and strives to create the most beautiful starry sky destination, so that the northernmost starry sky in Beijing is the most beautiful and more worthy of the name.
On the evening of the 12th, the starry sky of the horn ditch gate. Photo by Liu Zhiqiang
Almost in the blink of an eye, from appearance to disappearance, a star, dragging a long line of transparency and light, only leaves a bright shadow in the curtain of human eyes. Star lovers say that even if people see shooting stars many times, they will still be very excited to see shooting stars again.
Beijing News reporter Zhao Lixin
Edited by Zhang Shujing Proofread by Jia Ning