Live: The Geminid meteor shower dazzles 2020 看双子座流星雨闪耀黑夜，让我们许下美好心愿

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As one of the three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere, the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks this year on December 13 and 14 with as many as 150 meteors per hour. Join CGTN for the dazzling Geminids from points of China at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Yunnan, the Daqing Mountain along Songhua Lake in Jilin and the Haba Lake Reserve in Ningxia, and make a wish with hope.

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