
Bright early Geminid meteor over Tucson, Arizona by Eliot Herman.
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.