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The Most Active Meteor Shower of the Year is About to Shine Like Christmas Lights in the Sky

SKY WATCH DECEMBER 202O


THE GREAT CONJUNCTION OF 2020
winter solstice, December 21, 2020!

The Moon is near the two giant worlds of Jupiter and Saturn on the 16th and 17th.
Then Jupiter passes extremely close to Saturn from the 20th to the 22nd, coming closest on the 21st—the solstice.


THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER –

Often the most active meteor shower of the year, the Geminids occur annually in early to mid-December. This year, they will peak on the night of December 13-14 (Sunday night till dawn Monday).
On a dark night, free of moonlight, you can easily spot 50 or more meteors per hour. On an optimum night for the Geminids, it may even be possible to see up 100 meteors per hour.
This year should be a spectacular show since the new Moon is on the 14th, meaning very dark skies for gorgeous viewing of the shooting stars!



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The world's largest Christmas tree is located in Italy.

The tree is 650 metres (2,130 ft) high and 350 metres wide at its base and consists of 3,000 multi-colored lights and 8.5 kilometres of electrical cable, placed all the way up the slopes of Monte which towers above the city.

The illumination can be seen up to 30 miles away, the tree was lit up last night as it has been every year since 1981 on the 7th of December and is all organised by volunteers every year.

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