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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.

Geminids

a meteor shower with a radiant in the Gemini constellation. The shower is first observable in the first half of December and reaches its maximum on December 13-14. The most active of the annually occurring meteor showers, it has a very short period of revolution around the sun (1.7 years). The Geminids were first observed in 1862.

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No references found			The Shooting Stars December's shooting stars are the Geminids, appearing at the rate of about 40 to 50 per hour on December 13th-14th. Poor will's Countryside Almanack for early winter of 2009 by Felker, W.L. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal With the weather being generally pretty good for the Geminids but ruined by the Moon, where does that leave the score? Winter observing by Pickard, Roger / Journal of the British Astronomical Association The Geminids - named after the constellation Gemini - make a yearly appearance and will be visible every night for the next few days. Heavenly treat for stargazers by The Mirror (London, England)			Geltser, Ekaterina Vasilevna Geltzer, Yekaterina gem Gem County Gem Cutting gem mounting gem stick Gemalli Gemara Gemariah Gemayel GEMBASE gemel gemel window Gemellology Gemier, Firmin Gémier, Firmin geminal geminate geminated Geminates Geminga Gemini Gemini space program Geminiani, Francesco Geminids geminiflorous Gemistus Pletho, Georgius Gemistus Plethon, George Gemlik, Gulf of gemma Gemma Augustea gemmation gemmho Gemmi gemmiform gemmiparous GEMMS gemmule Gemniczer, Wenzel Gemolite gemology Gempei War Gempylidae Gems gemsbok Gemsbok National Park gemstone Gemuendinoidei gen Gen 1			Gemini Launch Vehicle Gemini Microsystems International Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph Gemini Near Infra-Red Spectrograph Gemini Observatory Gemini Office Development Gemini program Gemini Sound and Lighting Gemini South Adaptive Optics Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager Gemini space program Gemini telescope Gemini the Twins Gemini Trusted Network Processor Gemini twins Gemini twins Gemini Youth Orchestras GEMINI-E3 Geminian Geminian Geminian Real Estate Italy Geminiani, Francesco Geminians Geminians Geminid Geminid Geminid meteor shower Geminids Geminiflorous Geminiflorous Geminis Geminis Geminis Horizontal Lathe Geminous geminous teeth geminous teeth geminous teeth Geminus Geminus Geminy GEMIS gemistocyte gemistocytic astrocyte gemistocytic astrocyte gemistocytic astrocyte gemistocytic astrocytoma gemistocytic astrocytoma gemistocytic astrocytoma Gemistus Pletho Gemistus Pletho, Georgius Gemistus Plethon, George Gemitores GEMK GEML GEMLCA Gemlik, Gulf of GEMLS GEMM

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