Get ready for the Geminids! The great Geminid Meteor Shower peaks the night of December 13, 2020. It’s widely recognized as the best annual meteor shower a stargazer can see, occurring between Dec. 4 to Dec. 17, with the best nights for viewing on Dec. 13 and 14. We’ll have an even more spectacular show this year as the New Moon on December 14 graces us with extra-dark skies that will make stars and meteors truly pop. Periodic meteor showers will light up the night sky with shooting stars. Except these aren’t stars. Instead, they are tiny pieces of dust and debris skimming through Earth’s atmosphere, burning up in a spectacular, brief display of light. With absolutely no interference from the Moon and a maximum expected rate of up to 150 meteors per hour, this is one show you won’t want to miss. Here’s everything you need to know about how to see the year’s best meteor shower! The shower will peak around 01:00 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere can see Geminids starting around 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. local time on Dec. 13, with a rate of meteors increasing as 2 a.m. approaches. In the Southern hemisphere, good rates will be seen between midnight and dawn local time on Dec. 14. Geminid watchers who observe from midnight to 4 a.m. should catch the most meteors. Nasa will be broadcasting a live stream of the shower’s peak Dec. 13-14 from their meteor camera at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. CST on the NASA Meteor Watch Facebook page. #Voltlin #geminid #geminidmeteor #geminidmeteorshower #geminidshower #meteorshower #meteor #astronomy #stars #skywatchers #geminidwatchers #newmoon #moon #star #nightphotography #nasa #natgeospace #space #shootingstars (at Dallas, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIrA6z9HQWH/?igshid=doaz69wsjpa5