On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Geminid meteor shower will peak.
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One of the strongest meteor showers of the year is about to peak during a period of heightened activity for the Northern Lights, but is your night sky dark enough for the rare combination? On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Geminid meteor shower will peak — and all you need is your eyes, warm clothes and a dark sky.
Here are 11 public viewing events across the U.S. — some which need booking ahead — where you can take a lawn chair and a blanket, dress for colder temperatures, and give yourself to see bright meteors from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon — and perhaps even glimpse a faint aurora glowing on the horizon in the north.
Geminid Meteor Shower And Sound Bath, California
Where: Hi-View Trailhead, Black Rock Campground, 9800 Black Rock Canyon Road, Yucca Valley, California (near Joshua Tree National Park).
When: 6:00 p.m. PST.
Geminids Meteor Shower Party, Panamint Valley, California
Where: Panamint Valley (just west of Death Valley), Ballarat, California.
When: December 11-15.
Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado
Where: 9 Kneale Road, Eldorado Springs, Colorado.
When: 5:15-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Bennett Spring State Park, Missouri
Where: Nature Center, 26250 Hwy. 64A in Lebanon, Missouri.
When: 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13.
Elephant Rocks State Park
Where:7406 Highway 21, Belleview, Missouri.
When: 5 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Roaring River State Park, Missouri
Where: Emory Melton Inn parking lot, Highway 112, Cassville, Missouri.
When: 8-10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13.
iNaturalist, Ohio
Where: 7475 Opossum Run Rd, London, Ohio.
When: 7:00-11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Under the Stars with Audubon, Rhode Island
Where: Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, Rhode Island.
When: 6:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 13.
McDonald Observatory Star Party, Texas
Where: Frank N. Bash Visitors Center at 3640 Dark Sky Drive, Fort Davis, Texas.
When: 7:00-9:00 p.m. CST on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Widewater State Park, Virginia
Where: 101 Widewater State Park Road, Stafford, Virginia.
When: 5:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Heide Observatory’s 2025 Geminid Meteor Mash, Wisconsin
Where: Hawthorn Hollow Nature, 880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
When: 6:00-8:00 p.m. and 8:15-10:15 p.m. CST on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.