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The peak night of the 2014 Geminid meteor shower will probably occur on the night of December 13 morning of December 14. The night before December 12-13 may offer a decent sprinkling of meteors as well. Geminid meteors tend to be few and far between at early evening, but intensify in number as evening deepens into late night. A last quarter moon will rise around midnight, but Geminid meteors are bright! This shower favors Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, but it’s visible from the Southern Hemisphere, too. If you’re at a temperate latitude in the Southern Hemisphere, try waiting a little later – until close to midnight – to see the beginning of the Geminid shower.

To learn more about the Geminid meteor shower in 2014 go to EarthSky at Everything you need to know: Geminid meteor shower