Latest: Hyderabad Will Witness a Meteor Shower  On 14 December

Hyderabad Will Witness a Meteor Shower on 14 December

Geminids travel 78,000 mph which is over 1,000 times faster than a cheetah

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This year, the Geminids will peak on December 14 and 15, with nearly 150 meteors per hour

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the visibility will be excellent from 7:47 pm to 11:13 pm on Wednesday

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However, visibility is based on various factors, including weather and astronomical conditions

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The meteor 3200 Phaethon causes the Geminid meteor shower

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The shower owes its name to the constellation Gemini because the meteors seem to emerge from this constellation in the sky

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