The best meteor shower of the year will light up the sky tonight.

[Paco Dennis]

• What is it? The annual Geminid shower. Rice-size meteors will burn up as they reach the Earth’s outer atmosphere, creating colorful streaks of purple, green and amber.
• When to look up: You could start to see “shooting stars” clearly by around 10 p.m., but the best time to view the celestial show will be between midnight and 2 a.m.

I think I will watch the highlights tomorrow.

 

[againstthegrain]

Tonight- might take a look, it's not too cold and we live on the southern edge of a large dark sky.

 

[Meanderer]

2015 Geminids

 

[Murrmurr]

Thanks, @Paco Dennis

I'll tell my grandson (he might already know) so he can set up his telescope and cameras.

 

[Nathan]

Maybe couldn't they schedule this earlier, we go to bed before 9.

 

[againstthegrain]

Glanced up at the sky about 30 sec. around 2am, didn't see any meteors but did see the big dipper, went back to bed.

 

[RadishRose]

Too much light pollution here. I'm lucky to see 3-4 stars at a time.