Tonight is the perfect time to see the Geminids, the UK?s most spectacular meteor shower, as near perfect weather conditions coincide with the busiest time for shooting stars.



The meteor shower has been lighting up the sky since last weekend, but reaches its brightest point over this weekend. The moon is currently at a ?third quarter phase?, meaning that it?s less bright than normal and its light won?t interfere with the stars.

The shooting stars will be visible from around 10pm. But the best time to see them will be from 2am, when the bit of the sky that the meteor shower is thought to originate from, the ?radiant?, comes overhead.

To maximise the chances of seeing the galactic light show, head away from light pollution and keep an eye on as much of the sky as possible.

As might be expected ,cloud cover can obscure the view overhead. There's cloud expected over much of the south tonight ? running from the top of Kent down to Cornwall ? and some of the Midlands.