Photo courtesy of NASAThe Geminid , one of the best meteor showers of 2025, peaks overnight December 13–14, with 120 to 150 meteors per hour.
Peak Chicago area time is expected from 12:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. when the Gemini constellation is highest in the Chicago area sky. The event happens when Earth passess throught the orbit of Phaethon, a wandering asteroid.
The Geminids typically produce bright, fast meteors that are white and sort of yellowish so they should produce an excellent light show.
The shower’s radiant is close to Castor, a bright star in the constellation gemini which rises in the east a few hours after sunset. Even though these “shooting stars” will be bright the waning crescent moon might somewhat interfer.
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