Geminid Meteor Shower
This display of celestial fireworks is due to reach its peak during the long, dark hours from Wednesday night (Dec. 13) into early Thursday morning (Dec. 14).
Most meteor showers are strongest just before the first light of dawn, because that’s when your side of the Earth faces forward in the planet’s rush along its orbit, so your side plows through meteor debris streams head-on.
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