ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS
GEMINIDS
WHEN: MID – LATE DECEMBER
Some years are good for seeing meteor showers, some not so good. Visibility, and so the spectacle of the event, is determined by sky quality – a function of the degree of light pollution, weather and the Moon’s presence.
You can do something about light pollution and possibly the weather by planning ahead and moving location if yours doesn’t look promising. The Moon is less easy to deal with: when big and bright in the sky, it’ll drown out all but the clearest meteor trails.