Geminids meteor shower peaks soon. Here's how to see it in Arizona

The annual Geminids meteor shower is back, promising bright and bold showers. Every December, the Geminids produce dozens and sometimes more than a hundred meteors per hour at their peak.

Unlike many meteor showers, the Geminids are always visible even under less-than-ideal skies.

Most meteor showers come from comets, but the Geminids come from an asteroid-like object called 3200 Phaethon. As Earth passes through the dust and debris trail that Phaethon leaves behind, tiny fragments hit our atmosphere at high speeds.