Don't miss the annual Geminids meteor shower on December 13!

It's one hell of a treat for stargazers out there, especially those in the provinces - of course, considering we have favorable weather around. The annual Geminids meteor shower will reach its peak on the night of December 13 to dawn of  December 14, so camp out and watch the sky be filled with these "falling stars".

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"The annual Geminids meteor shower will reach its peak in the night of December 13-14. Under a dark and cloudless sky just after midnight of its peak activity, meteors or 'falling stars' can be seen at an average rate of forty meteors per hour. The shower will appear to radiate from the constellation of Gemini, the Twin," PAGASA admin Nathaniel Servando said on Yahoo!

As many as 40 meteors may be visibly seen after midnight of December 13! It will definitely be a wonderful night to remember!

In another related space news, the winter solstice, which signals the time when the Sun is at its farthest point south of the equator and when winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere while summer starts in the Southern Hemisphere, will happen on Friday, December 21, 2012.