India, Dec. 13 -- The Geminid meteor shower is set to light up the night sky again. Considered among the most impressive meteor showers visible in the sky, the event is expected to peak in the intervening night of December 13-14, where around 120 meteors per hour would be visible, according to Time and Date.

This meteor shower is known as the Geminid because it originates from the constellation Gemini. The Geminids are not associated with a comet but emerge from an asteroid called 3200 Phaeton. This asteroid takes around 1.4 years to orbit the Sun.

According to Starscapes Zones, the best time for viewing the meteor shower in India is between midnight and 4 AM on December 14. During this period, the sky would be at its darkest, and the c...