They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky in the Cze

They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky in the Cze

They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky in the Cze

Meteors can be colorful. While the human eye usually cannot discern many colors, cameras often can.

From a radiant in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rained down on our fair planet this week.

Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to asteroid 101955 Bennu.

Some night skies are serene and passive -- others shimmer and flash. The later, in the form of auroras and meteors, haunted skies over the island of Kvaløya, near Tromsø Norway on 2009 December 13.

What can you see in the night sky this season? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth's northern hemisphere.

Night of Geminid Meteor Showers Without Moonlight And Cold With My Best Amateur Astronomy Friends.