The Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend on Dec. 13-14. If you're planning to watch from the U.S., the weather forecast could make or break your view. Here's what the skies and temperatures are expected to look like across the country.
It has been said on more than one occasion that if the Geminid meteor shower took place in a month with relatively mild nighttime temperatures, it would probably rival the Perseids in popularity. The Perseid meteor shower benefits from a long observing window (more than five weeks during the summer months of July and August when most people are on vacation in the Northern Hemisphere) and the comfortable observing temperatures enable everyone to enjoy this display without any problems. For this reason, the Perseids are the only meteor shower to have become well known among the public.
