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STAR TRAK for December: Geminid meteors flash in December skies

Dec 03, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual Geminid meteor shower, which will reach its maximum on the night of Dec. 13-14, usually offers the best show of the year, outperforming even the Perseid shower of August. This year ...

Geminid meteor shower to peak on 14th December 2009

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual Geminid meteor shower is predicted to peak at 0510 GMT on 14th December. Meteors (or ‘shooting stars’) are the result of small particles entering the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed, heating up ...