Geminid meteor shower peaks

Geminid meteor shower peaks

People look up for a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, in the evening of Dec. 13, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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