A clear sky is welcome news, as the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, peaks tonight. You won’t even have to stay up extraordinarily late for these beauties: the ‘shooting stars’ will be visible from around 11 p.m., with as many as 120 streaking through the sky per hour. If you can’t weather the cold, watch NASA’s radar capturing the fireballs all night.

Photo by philliefan99 We were tempted to recycle last week’s column for this week’s, but instead we’ll just give you a link and say: Geminids! They peak tonight! Of course it’s rainy and gross outside, so the potential of actually seeing any has gotten much, much slimmer, but you can still follow along and see some great photos at #Meteorwatch (like this nice one). It’s also supposed to be a little clearer tomorrow night,…

The biggest celestial show always waits ’til last, so be sure to look up this week for the Geminids. Unlike last month’s Leonids, which were primarily seen over Asia (though folks around here who braved very late into the night may have seen a few), December’s meteor shower will be visible all over the Northern Hemisphere. You may be able to see a few starting tonight, increasing in frequency all week until they hit their…