Starting on 7 December and ending on the 16 December, the Geminid meteor shower is for many the highlight of the meteor shower calendar in 2013.

The peak of the Geminid meteor shower took place on 13-14 December, when you could see more than 50 meteors per hour. The Geminids is different to other meteor showers as its meteors originate from an asteroid, as opposed to a comet, meaning they are very rocky and gritty, making them slightly easier to see than other meteor showers.

Ahead of the peak of the meteor shower, we held a Twitter interview with Adrian from Meteorwatch where you sent in your questions and the top five got an answer. In case you missed the interview and Adrian’s excellent answers, you can see them in full below:

@metoffice @SAndersonRacing The Meteor shower can be viewed anywhere in the UK with clear skies. Areas without light pollution may see more

— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) December 13, 2013

@metoffice @arkyLyng The colour of the light of a meteor is due to the minerals it contains. Yellow = sodium, blue/green = copper etc.

— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) December 13, 2013

@metoffice @tgwktm The tricks are: Get away from bright lights and get comfortable. Keep your gaze on the sky as long as possible.

— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) December 13, 2013

@metoffice @thrusloes At peak there can be up to 120 geminids per hour. Because of the Moon expect to see up to 60 bright meteors tonight

— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) December 13, 2013

@metoffice@bridgewilks The Geminids are roughly 120 per hour at peak – 2 a minute, but there can be bursts of tens a minute #GeminidQandA

— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) December 13, 2013

Below is our infographic about the Geminid meteor shower. To find out when other meteor events are taking place, visit the Meteorwatch website.