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Geminids
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Geminids: see meteor shower meteor shower, increase in the number of meteors observed in a particular part of the sky. The trails of the meteors of a meteor shower all appear to be traceable back to a single point in the sky, known as the radiant point, or radiant.
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Geminids [′jem·ə·nidz]
(astronomy)
A meteor shower that reaches maximum about December 13.


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Fundraiser guests can take a night hike with a ranger, watch the Geminid
It follows the path of the small bodies that produce the Geminid meteor shower, the flashes of light visible each December.
But shooting star buffs are pointing toward the annual Geminid meteor bonanza, expected to peak Dec.
 
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