Science | meteor shower Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Up to 80 meteors per minute to whiz past Earth By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 13, 2010 6:33 PM CST Copied In this picture provided by Wally Pacholka of AstroPics.com, a Geminid fireball explodes over the Mojave Desert in the Jojave Desert, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/AstroPics.com, Wally Pacholka) The Geminid meteor shower reaches its climax after midnight tonight, with the exact peak coming at 6am Eastern. Anyone living on planet Earth and away from light pollution should be able to see the show, LiveScience reports. The Geminids will produce more than 80 meteors a minute, so the naked human eye should be able to see about a meteor every minute. Read These Next Man murdered in Mississippi is a US-touring comedian. Trump is calling out the 'arm of the Democratic party.' You know you're good when you get a high-five from your heckler. FEMA staff: Trump administration is breaking the law. Report an error