Did you see the Geminid meteor shower?

A Geminid fireball explodes over the Mojave Desert in the Jojave Desert, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2009. This year's show takes place Dec. 12 to 16 and peaks overnight Dec. 13 to 14. (Wally Pacholka/AstroPics.com/Associated Press) 

The Geminid meteor shower that NASA predicted would be the year's best was expected to peak on Tuesday night.

Shooting stars appearing to originate from the constellation Gemini were expected to streak across the skies between Dec. 12 and 16, peaking between Dec. 13 and 14, the U.S. space agency said.

Despite a brightly-lit sky due to the waning gibbous moon, NASA said that some observers might still be able to see up to 40 shooting stars per hour during the peak.

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