How To See The Geminids, One Of The Strongest Meteor Showers Of The Year

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The moon is going to cooperate this year, so bundle up!

By Chris DeWeese • just now

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The annual Geminid meteor shower, which the American Meteor Society says is often "the strongest meteor shower of the year," will peak this year from Dec. 13-14, and visibility this year should get a little help from a waning crescent moon, which won't block much of the show. Stargazers can expect to see up to 120 meteors an hour, with some of them appearing slow, bright and/or colorful.

What Are The Geminids?

Nearly 200 years old, the Geminid meteor shower was first recorded in 1833 from a riverboat on the Mississippi River. The Geminids get their name because they appear to radiate from the constellat

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