Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak11 hours ago Share Save Maddie Molloy , Climate & Science reporter and Stav Danaos , BBC Weather Share SaveGetty ImagesThe Geminid meteor shower - one of the most spectacular in the celestial calendar - is set to peak this weekend and astronomers say conditions could make for an especially striking show if weather permits. What is the Geminid meteor shower? The Geminids shower comes from the remnants of an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon. "What you'd be looking at in a nice dark sky without clouds would be, say, 100 an hour, which is amazing, said Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society. "It's pretty much the strongest meteor shower of the year."