Those in the Northeast who are looking to catch a glimpse of the Geminid Meteor Shower may be out of luck, but those in the Southeast and Midwest are in for a treat!

According to the AccuWeather report, the best places in viewing the Geminid meteor shower will be across the Southwest in California, Arizona and New Mexico into parts of Nevada and northwestern Texas. For the majority of the eastern region of the Mississippi River, the cloudy skies will be hindering the view of sky watchers from Pennsylvania westward through Chicago and southwestward to the Gulf.

A weather disturbance moving through the northern and central Rockies created cloudy skies over the area. With that, viewers in Salt Lake City, Yellowstone National Park and areas of Montana will be not be able to see the remarkable display.

The Los Angeles Times report recommends stay up late and get up early to best view the Geminid meteor display this weekend. "We'll have interference from moonlight in the sky this year but the brighter meteors will shine through anyway. You'll probably see quite a few," Robert Naeye, editor in chief of Sky & Telescope magazine stated.

Gregg McCambley, the AccuWeather astronomy expert, suggests the best time to view the 2013 Geminid meteor shower is before sunrise on Saturday, Dec 14, because the Moon will be bright on Friday night, Dec 13.

Viewers can expect 80 to 120 meteors per hour as well as fireballs during the Geminids' annual sky display provided that the skies are clear. Another way to catch the fireballs display without the use of a telescope is to find a location with a clear view of the night sky with as little light as possible and bring a chair where legs can be stretched out while viewing the Geminid meteor shower.

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