"The annual Geminids meteor shower is a favorite celestial sight around the holidays for many. This year's show is due to peak this weekend with near-ideal viewing conditions for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Named for the constellation Gemini from which they appear to radiate, the Geminidsor Gems for shortusually offer the best and brightest falling stars for skywatchers to see out of all the major annual meteor showers."
"And this year's batch should be no exception, especially because their predicted greatest intensitylate on the night of Saturday, December 13should happen under relatively dark skies. The brightness of a full moon can easily obscure most Geminids for observers, but the 2025 Gems will occur when the moon is a waning crescent, which won't rise until the early-morning hours of Sunday, December 14."
The Geminid meteor shower will peak late on the night of Saturday, December 13, 2025, under near-ideal dark-sky conditions for the Northern Hemisphere. The moon will be a waning crescent and will not rise until early morning on Sunday, December 14, reducing lunar interference. Viewing is best from roughly 9–10 P.M. Saturday as Gemini rises in the east until about 3–4 A.M. Sunday. The shower runs from December 4 through December 17, with peak rates potentially very high and meteors notably bright. Observers should seek dark locations away from city lights; rates are lower before and after the peak.
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