The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak in the middle of December and this year there's no Moon to spoil the show. If the skies remain clear, this is a fantastic opportunity to capture a meteor on camera.
Viewing or photographing a meteor is a statistical game and anything you do to tip the odds in your favour will greatly boost your chances of catching a trail with your camera. Thankfully, the steps you can take are all fairly simple to implement.
Meteors occur throughout the year, but at certain times theshort as several days or as long as several weeks. It's in the centre of the passage that activity rises to a crescendo: the peak of the shower's activity.
