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Geminid meteor shower to zoom over Scotland with incredible night-sky spectacle this weekend

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shooting stars this weekend. The Geminid meteor shower is an annual event that takes place every December as the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust.

It is expected to peak on Sunday evening and will remain visible in the sky until the early morning on Monday.The night-sky spectacle is considered to be one of the most impressive of the year, with as many as 70 meteors streaming through the sky an hour.Experts say that an absent moon will ensure that the meteors stand out brightly during the evening.The Geminids originate from a rocky asteroid called 3200 Phaethon with a comet-like orbit, and were first observed in 1862.

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