Overview
- The shower is already active and is forecast to hit its maximum on the night of December 13 into the early hours of December 14.
- Under ideal dark-sky conditions, meteor organizations project up to about 150 meteors per hour, while NASA expects roughly 40 to 50 per hour.
- Viewing is best after about 10 p.m. local time on December 13 through predawn on December 14, and the meteors are visible to the naked eye worldwide.
- The apparent radiant lies in the constellation Gemini, but meteors can streak across any part of the sky and often show bright yellow trails with occasional fireballs.
- NASA advises choosing a dark location, dressing for the cold, reclining to take in a wide sky, and allowing roughly 30 minutes for your eyes to adapt.