Today's Geminid Meteor Shower: Google Doodle explains  must watch celestial event
Today's Geminid Meteor Shower: Google Doodle explains must watch celestial event
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After 9 p.m. on Thursday, one who those love to watch celestial event should be able to gaze the best Geminid meteor showers to Earth ever and for awareness of people the social giant  Google has made a Doodle of what a celestial show you could miss if you do not look up at the sky at the right time.

"If the weather is clear, 2018 should be the best year ever to watch the Gemenides -- so named because they seem to originate from the constellation Gemini," Google said in its blog.

Worth mention here to experience the celestial show, you do not need to have a telescope or binoculars. Although the showers should be observable to naked eyes after 9 p.m. on Thursday, they are expected to peak after midnight with as many as 120 meteors per hour.

For a superior sight get as far away from city lights as possible and face South, and remember to dress warmly as you take pleasure in one of the greatest shows on -- or above -- earth, recommends Google.

This s firstly discovered via satellite data 35 years ago, an asteroid called "3200 Phaethon" is accountable for bringing the extravagant Geminid meteor showers to Earth's atmosphere each December.

With each passing year since the mid-1800s, the explosion of yellowish streaks of light in the night-time sky has grown more concentrated.

The so-called "rock comet" appeared within 10.2 million km of Earth this past December, although last year's super moon made it harder to be pleased about the celestial light show.

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