As many as 120 meteors could tumble through the sky each hour during the Geminids' peak on Dec. 14.
The peak of the Geminid meteor shower offers skywatchers the opportunity to view what is regarded as the most consistent and reliable meteor shower of the year while at its best — as long as they are willing to brave the frigid weather of mid-December.
More meteors from the Geminids shower will be seen when its radiant point is above the horizon, with the number of meteors increasing as this point rises higher in the sky. For astronomers in New York City, the Geminids will become visible at around 5:32 p.m. EST each night when the radiant point rises above the horizon and the radiant point will be at its highest at around 2:00 a.m. EST on Dec. 15 .
Meteor showers occur when Earth , on its annual journey around the sun, passes through clouds of debris left behind by comets or asteroids . These fragments enter our planet's atmosphere at high speeds and burn up creating streaks of light and the occasional bright fireball created by larger pebble-sized chunks of material.
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