The Geminid Meteor Shower, one of the year's two most regularly active showers, peaks on the evening of Sunday, December 13 through the morning of the 14th. No moonlight in the sky this year means optimum dark-sky viewing (as long as clouds are absent). Meteor rates of up to 100 per hour are possible between midnight and 2am, assuming a clear, dark observing location and an unobstructed view of the entire sky. Rates will be somewhat less on the day before and the day after the peak date, and also less before midnight and after 2am.
The Geminid Meteor Shower, one of the year's two most regularly active showers, peaks on the evening of Sunday, December 13 through the morning of the 14th. No moonlight in the sky this year means optimum dark-sky viewing (as long as clouds are absent). Meteor rates of up to 100 per hour are possible between midnight and 2am, assuming a clear, dark observing location and an unobstructed view of the entire sky. Rates will be somewhat less on the day before and the day after the peak date, and also less before midnight and after 2am.