Geminid meteor shower provides thrills in Ningxia

Updated: Dec 17, 2021 By Hu Dongmei in Yinchuan and Xin Wen chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Scenes captured by photographer Qi Yingtao in the Helan Mountains as the Geminid meteor shower fell on Tuesday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

As the big Geminid meteor shower fell over Helan Mountain National Forest Park in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region during the predawn hours on Tuesday, Qi Yingtao, a photographer from Ningxia, put on his backpack and set out on an adventure to record the exhilarating sight.

He caught the meteors with his camera at around 2 am on Tuesday in the mountains as they streaked from the sky toward the ground.

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