The meteors became more frequent after midnight, reaching 200 meteors per hour in one of the largest Geminid displays in recent history. Saran’s institute also held Geminid meteor watches at the Nakhon Ratchasima Observatory, Chachoengsao Observatory and a public viewpoint ground at Samilar Beach in Songklha. Several schools in 77 provinces also held Geminids watching activities after receiving telescopes from the institute. In Chachoengsao, about 1,000 people, mostly from Bangkok, gathered at the Chachoengsao Observatory to watch the meteor showers. Worawit Tanwutthibanthi, an advisor for the observatory, said about 80 meteors were seen per hour at the observatory at the peak of the phenomenon.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 15, 2017 02:37 UTC