We are getting closer to the Geminid Meteor Shower, one of the two most productive meteor showers of the year. While many flock outside in August to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower, the other brother Geminids Meteor Shower is just as good, possibly better.

The reason most folks don't know this is because of climate. It is really cold outside, making it really hard to get anyone to get all bundled up to go outside and watch shooting stars.

While the gibbous moon will dominate the sky through the weekend and into next week, the Geminid Meteor Shower is still worth watching. The shower's peak will be next weekend, December 13 and 14, but the early arrivals will cross the sky in the nights ahead.

Will the brilliance of the moon interfere? Yes. However, the Geminids is a good sized meteor shower. The meteors are space debris coming from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon. And it is possible to see quite a few meteors, maybe some bright. On a good moonless night, amateur astronomers have reported seeing a meteor every minute after midnight. Don't get your hopes up. But, be aware that this one has a reputation for producing more shooting stars than any other shower..