A meteor streaked over the capital. Photo by Tang Bo
A dazzling fire meteor streaks between the constellation Orion and the Pleiades.
Before nightfall, Zheng Zhi and his friends who were stargazing together were already in place, ready to shoot equipment, waiting for the meteor shower to arrive.
On the night of the meteor shower, most of the people who cross the sky come from the Gemini meteor group, and occasionally there are extra-group meteors. On the right is the National Alpine Ski Center. (Stacked composite of multiple photos)
Not only can you photograph meteor showers at the Guanting Reservoir, but you can also photograph the National Alpine Ski Center and the flocks of migratory birds that inhabit it in the distance.
The Gemini meteor shower, due to the stability of meteor "output" in recent years, the frequent appearance of fire meteors, has become an astronomical landscape that astronomical enthusiasts are keen to chase at the end of each year, even if the north has entered a harsh winter season.
"The conditions for observing the Gemini meteor shower this year are not good, except for the two or three hours before midnight, which is affected by moonlight almost all night."
Zheng Zhi is a famous actor in the beijing astrophotography circle, and important astronomical photography will not fall. This year's Gemini meteor shower was greatly disturbed by moonlight, and secondly, it was inconvenient to go out of Beijing due to the impact of the epidemic, and finally he decided that in addition to using landmark buildings in the city for the foreground, in addition to moonlight interference and city lights shooting, he went to the east bank of the Yanqing Guanting Reservoir with his friends to shoot the meteor shower. The area is open and unobstructed, and you can also photograph the Winter Olympic venue in the distance, the National Alpine Ski Center in Xiaohaituo.
According to Zheng Zhi, the Gemini meteor shower is active from the beginning of December to mid-December every year, because the radiation point is in Gemini, and the maximum flow rate can reach more than 100 per hour. In recent years, the Gemini meteor shower has succeeded the Leo meteor shower as the most watched meteor shower every winter.
Shooting meteor showers is best to choose a wide-angle lens with a wide aperture, with several cameras shooting at different areas of the sky, so that there is a greater chance of capturing meteors across the sky. In winter, Gemini rises from the eastern horizon shortly after nightfall, still in the northeast sky at dawn. Watching shooting stars gives busy people in the city more choices for a way to live and relax.
Source Beijing Evening News
Reporter Bai Jikai photographic report
Process Editor Wu Yue