December brings one of the richest, most enigmatic meteor showers, the Geminids. Bright moonlight often spoils the annual show, but this year circumstances are ideal: The Geminids peak on the 13th, under a dark sky punctuated by a crescent moon that sets by twilight’s end. Get away from city glow and you will see meteors streaking across the heavens all night long.
WHAT’S UP IN THE DECEMBER SKY
The planets are social this month. Venus cozies up to Mars and Mercury, while Jupiter slips behind the moon, an event called
