 Meteor shower to be observed from Armenia too, scientist says  December 13, 2017 - 14:18 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Gemini meteor shower takes place from December 4 to 16 but will peak on the wee hours of Thursday, December 14 where up to 60 meteors will be viewable under the night sky. A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. According to the director of Byurakan Observatory, Areg Mikayelyan, the phenomenon can be observed from Armenia with the naked eye. Also, the scientist recommended to follow the meteor shower outside the capital city of Yerevan where light and atmospheric pollution may disrupt the experience.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
