Sky buffs get ‘Gem’ of a meteor shower for next 2 weeks

Stargazers should mark the “best” meteor shower of the year — according to NASA — on their calendars: the Geminids, which can soon be seen.

The showers began Saturday, but will peak on the evening and dawn of Dec. 13-14, and end on Dec. 17, according to EarthSky.org. If it’s dark, you could see as many as 50 flaming meteors cross the sky per hour.

The Geminids are the “strongest meteor shower of the year,” according to NASA’s stargazing blog.

NASA recommends finding the “darkest place you can” away from the city and letting your eyes adjust for half an hour.

The agency will stream the peak of the shower on its “meteor watch” Facebook page.