The Geminid meteor shower 2012, the final major meteor shower of every year and likely to be the best, peaks overnight this Thursday and Friday, and you may be able to see a great show on either side of those dates. Our forecast calls for clear skies overnights through Saturday so the viewing should be good. Best times are between 1am and 3am and with luck up to 120 "shootin stars" could be seen per hour.