The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and although the December supermoon will wash it out a bit this year, sky gazers can still expect to see a dazzling show.
"It's usually the best meteor shower of the year," NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke told Space.com.
Generally, the shower produces about 120 falling stars an hour under dark skies, but this year, because of the simultaneous full moon, it will produce about 40 meteors an hour for people living outside of light-polluted areas.
The meteors will peak around 2 a.m. local time, Cooke said, so that will be the best time for people to see it in North America.
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