Space.com
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight (Dec. 13), but interested skywatchers might have to battle chilly temperatures and bright moonlight. The annual Geminids shower is usually one of the most spectacular light ...
Geminids over Norway
The Foreigner
Stargazers are in for a treat this evening as a meteor shower is due to appear in the Norwegian sky at night. The Geminids, a phenomenon caused by the 3200 Phaethon asteroid, passes the Earth every year, and experts say they expect it to be visible ...
Geminid meteor shower cuts loose Tuesday night | Astro Bob
Most meteor showers originate in dust and debris left behind by comets during their spin around the sun, but the Geminids are different. Their parent body is the ...
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Meteor streaks across southern Ontario
Hamilton Spectator
Sky gazers were in for a treat Tuesday, a day ahead of the expected peak of the Geminid meteor shower as a large fireball streaked across the sky in southern Ontario. The fireball was seen by many people, even unknowing star gazers, like Waterdown's ...
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