Geminid meteor shower peaks

Photo shows a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower observed from Tosashimizu in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in the small hours of Dec. 14, 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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