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In this shower the meteors appear to emanate from a point in the constellation of Gemini, hence the name Geminid and are associated with the asteroid Phaethon, suspected to be an extinct comet.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In this shower the meteors appear to emanate from a point in the constellation of Gemini, hence the name Geminid and are associated with the asteroid Phaethon, suspected to be an extinct comet.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The meteor display, known as the Geminid meteor shower because it appears to radiate from near the star Castor in the constellation Gemini, is thought to be the result of debris cast off from an asteroid-like object called 3200 Phaeton.
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If clouds break, Geminid meteors to light up sky space rocks called the Geminid meteors, a collision that is currently producing nightlong
WN.com - Articles related to Obama Set to Launch Vision for NASA 2009
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere.
Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space! Zoe P. Strassfield 2012
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