This year´s Geminid meteor display, the best of the annual meteor showers, will be visible from approximately the 7th to 17th December, peaking on the evening of the 14th. The meteors, or 'shooting stars', which are best seen any time from late evening onwards, emanate from an area of the sky known as the 'radiant', which lies in the winter constellation Gemini (the 'twins'). This rises after sunset and remains above the horizon all night. For those who have never seen a meteor, this year provides one of the best opportunities, as there will no interfering moonlight.
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