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Geminids
(redirected from Geminid meteor shower)

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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 meteor shower, look at stars through telescopes set up in the parking lot and enjoy a cup of Mexican hot chocolate, Scott said.
It follows the path of the small bodies that produce the Geminid meteor shower, the flashes of light visible each December.
 
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