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Malaysians can watch tonight’s Geminid meteor shower with the naked eye tonight

The celestial phenomena will last through the night

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 13 Dec 2020 7:00PM

Malaysians can watch tonight’s Geminid meteor shower with the naked eye tonight
This photo taken late December 14, 2018 with a long time exposure shows a meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower seen from Wundwin township near Mandalay. – AFP pic, December 13, 2020

THE astronomical wonder - originating from asteroid 3200 Phaeton - will be at its peak tonight, before ending early tomorrow morning. 

Though it will peak tomorrow morning, it will probably be too bright by then. 

The Gemini meteor shower is the most intense of the year. As tonight’s sky will apparently lack much moonlight, it will be the perfect backdrop for the brightness of the meteors.

"It will be the best meteor shower of 2020, no question about it," NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke told Space.com.

The Geminid meteor shower is also expected to have around 140 to 150 visible meteors an hour.

Named after the Gemini constellation, the meteors appear to originate from there, arriving predictably every year. - The Vibes, December 13, 2020

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