It is the Geminid meteor shower which has already commenced, but the display will peak on December 12 and 13, shooting up to 120 meteors per hour.
The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon. This is an asteroid with an unusual orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid. For this reason, it was named after the Greek myth of Phaëton, son of the sun god Helios. It is 5.10 km in mean diameter.
The Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, are the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet.
The last meteor shower of 2014 streaks across the atmosphere in a celestial spectacle on Friday and Saturday, if the clouds finally break at all over Jersey. The forecast for Friday is mostly cloudy, but Saturday could see some breaks in the clouds.
As usual, if you spot any of these shooting stars, please let us know - we'd love to report sightings in in the club news and website. Email us at: [email protected]