A meteor streaks across the night sky during the Geminid meteor shower over Qingdao city, east China’s Shandong Province on Thursday at midnight. /VCG Photo

As one of the biggest celestial events in the northern hemisphere, this year's annual Geminid meteor shower peaked on the mornings of December 13 and 14. /VCG Photo

Geminid meteors tend to be few and far between in the early evening, but intensify in number as evening deepens into late night. /VCG Photo