Geminid meteor shower to peak mid-December: "Must-see event"

Call it an early present from the galaxy: An annual meteor shower a dozen days before Christmas.

On the evening of Dec. 13, and running into the morning hours of Dec. 14, the Geminid meteor shower will peak as it briefly lights up the night sky.

According to Gary Boyle of Ottawa, a well-known astronomy educator, the shower — which began Nov. 19 and ends Dec. 24 — will produce up to 120 meteors per hour with some bright fireballs.

“Annual meteor showers are produced when Earth crosses debris fields from comets as we orbit the sun,” said Boyle, who said it’s a must-see event. “This is why various showers occur at the same time each year.

Global's Sydney Morton has the story.

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