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5 Tips From NASA for Catching Tonight's Geminid Meteor Shower
An expert explains why light pollution won't totally destroy 2012's final and most dazzling space show.
When the latest and greatest meteor shower of 2012 – the eye-jacking Geminids – arrives tonight, people in rural areas will see the heavens light up like two vicious alien races locked in a laser battle to the death.
Meanwhile, most folks living in cities will see distant airplane beacons, humming neon liquor-store signs, spotlights from the corner club's "Twerkin' Thursdays," blinding automotive high beams and perhaps that weird neighbor who stands in his fully illuminated bathroom to pluck rogue chest hairs.