Huffington Post Science Posted: 12/14/2012 12:16 pm EST | Updated: 12/14/2012 12:16 pm EST By: Mike Wall
Published: 12/14/2012 07:22 AM EST on SPACE.com
Two Geminids and an airplane
The annual Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight last night (Dec. 13), dazzling skywatchers around the world with a bounty of brilliant shooting stars.
The Geminids' peak was supposed to be good this year, as it occurred in a sky left dark by the new moon. Experts had predicted that viewers in rural areas might see 100 meteors per hour early Friday morning (Dec. 14) — and perhaps even more.
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