Peak night for the Geminid meteor shower in 2016 is December 13 (morning of December 14). Best around 2 a.m. Moonlight will surely interfere, but these meteors tend to be bright. Maybe you’ll catch a cool moonlit meteor photo! Eliot Herman caught this photo in a moon-free sky on December 9, 2016.
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