Rock comet sprouts a tail
Astronomers have long been puzzled by a certain meteor shower.
Space Exploration
Nov 28, 2013
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News tagged with geminid meteor shower
Viewing guide to the 2015 Geminid meteor shower
2015 looks like a fantastic year for the Geminids. With the Moon just 3 days past new and setting at the end of evening twilight, conditions couldn't be more ideal. Provided the weather cooperates! But even there we get a ...
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2015
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Get ready, a spectacular meteor shower is hitting Australia's skies in the next few days
It's the most wonderful time of the year… not because Christmas is coming, but because it's time for the Geminid meteor shower—an annual spectacle to bring joy and good cheer to all.
Astronomy
Dec 13, 2022
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Festive treat for stargazers as Geminid meteors peak
Stargazers across the northern hemisphere could see as many as 70 meteors an hour this coming Sunday, as the Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak. Prospects for what should be this year's best display of meteors are particularly ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2020
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Quadrantids Will Create Brief, Beautiful Show on Jan. 4
(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2012 Quadrantids, a little-known meteor shower named after an extinct constellation, will present an excellent chance for hardy souls to start the year off with some late-night meteor watching.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2011
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STAR TRAK for December
The moon will pass through Earth's shadow on the night of Dec. 20-21, producing the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years. Weather permitting, people across North America and the Pacific Ocean will be able to see ...
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2010
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Geminid meteors promise a fine display
The Geminid meteor shower is the last, and one of the best, major meteor showers of the year. The meteors, or "shooting stars", can be seen at any time from late evening onwards during the period 7–17 December and with ...
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2014
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Best (Meteor) Shower of 2009 - No Towel Required
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bundle up and get ready to watch a fiery lightshow stirred up by dead comets in Earth's upper atmosphere during the cold of winter in the dead of night. The annual Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2009
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Geminid meteor shower ramps up Friday night
It's time for the December sky show.
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2013
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The "magic hour" for Geminid meteors
As arctic air and record cold sweeps across the USA, amateur astronomers are looking at their calendars with a degree of trepidation. A date is circled: Dec. 14th. And below it says: "Wake up at 4 AM for the Geminid meteor ...
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2013
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