The cosmos has a holiday treat for Earthlings; what astronomers believe will be the most dazzling meteor shower of 2025. It's the Geminid meteor shower peaking Saturday and Sunday nights, December 13-14 with 120-150 meteors per hour. Ideal viewing after midnight when the waning crescent moon rises late. There should be impressive, bright fireballs from the asteroid named 3200 Phaethon .

Dark surroundings are necessary for ideal viewing. That can be a challenge for South Carolina city dwellers. But there are fun options. Charleston's Coastal Expeditions is taking up to 45 passengers to the wilderness of Bull's Island Sunday 4:30 a.m. to view the meteor shower from a beach. Boat captain and naturalist Annie Kelsey says the excursion is 4 hours including the voyage to and from .

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