The showers are expected to be most visible overnight between December 13 and December 14 this year.

Considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, the Geminids, which peaks during mid-December each year, is set to light up the sky tonight in India and other parts of the world.

Originating from the 3200 Phaethon, they come from Constellation Gemini and usually between December 1 and December 21. The showers are expected to be most visible overnight between December 13 and December 14 this year.

The showers can deliver well over 100 meteors per hour in dark and clear sky conditions, thus making it a very reliable celestial event.

According to the American Meteor Society (AMS), the skywatchers can spot as many as 150 meteors an hour as earth passes through the

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