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When to watch the Geminid meteor shower — and Comet Leonard zooming by

Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty tells us when and where to look and what we'll see if the skies are clear.
A photographer looks at the sky at night to see the annual Geminid meteor shower on the Elva Hill, in Maira Valley, near Cuneo, northern Italy on Dec. 12, 2015. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

Keep your fingers crossed for clear skies tonight.

, one of the most reliable meteor showers, will peak in the wee hours Monday night and into Tuesday morning. Most people know about the Perseid meteors in August — but the Geminids are the “show of the year,”, senior editor of Sky & Telescope.

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