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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Saturday Night With Dark Skies and Up to 120 Meteors an Hour

Expect dark skies thanks to a slim crescent moon, with meteors stemming from asteroid 3200 Phaethon.

Geminids Peak This Weekend Under Darker Skies, With Forecasts of 120–150 Meteors Per Hour

Geminid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Dec. 13–14 With Mostly Moon-Free Skies

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 Under Moon-Friendly Skies

Geminid Meteor Shower Begins Today, With Peak Expected Dec. 13–14

Leonids Set to Peak Nov. 17 After Taurids’ Modest Maximum

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies

Leonid Meteor Shower Begins Nov. 6, Peaking Overnight Nov. 17–18

Orionids Peak Oct. 22–23 With Dark Skies Boosting Pre-Dawn Viewing

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Under New Moon Tonight

Comet Lemmon Makes Oct. 21 Close Pass Under New-Moon Skies

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21–23 Under New-Moon Skies

Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend With Early-Evening Meteors

Spanish Observatories Extend Perseids Sessions as Demand Grows

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Waning Gibbous Moon Threatens Perseid Meteor Peak, Observers Advised to Chase Earthgrazers and Livestreams

Germany Prepares for Perseid Peak with Clear Skies and Free Stargazing Events

Moonlight Set to Dampen This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Perseid Meteor Shower Delivers Early-Morning Shows As Full Moon Nears

Perseids Fly Under Moonless Skies as Delta Aquariids and Capricornids Prepare for July 30 Peak