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GREETINGS METEOR MINDERS TRACE HERE!

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METEOR SHOWERS ARE LIKE NATURE S FIREWORKS, AND
NEXT WEEK S GEMINIDS IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST OF

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THE YEAR PRODUCING HUNDREDS OF METEORS EVERY
NIGHT. SO LET S HIT THE DARKNESS FOR THE SHOW!

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FIND A DARK, COMFY SPOT AND LOOK NORTH AFTER 9PM
IF YOU DRAW AN IMAGINARY ARROW THROUGH THE BIG

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DIPPER IT WILL POINT TO CASTOR AND POLLUX, THE
HEADS OF THE GEMINI TWINS THAT S WHERE TO LOOK!

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THEY RE NAMED THE GEMINIDS FOR A REASON ONCE
YOUR EYES ADJUST YOU SHOULD START SEEING METEORS.

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THE MOON RISES AROUND TEN THIRTY AND MAY
MAKE VIEWING A BIT TOUGHER, BUT FORTUNATELY,

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THE GEMINIDS USUALLY PUT ON A GOOD SHOW FOR
SEVERAL NIGHTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE PEAK.

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A METEOR SHOWER OCCURS WHENEVER
OUR EARTH RIDES DIRECTLY INTO A

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STREAM OF SPACE DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND
BY A COMET. IN THIS CASE, UNUSUALLY,

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IT S CAUSED BY ASTEROID ROCK COMET
NAMED PHAETON 3200! KEEP LOOKIN UP!