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Hey there my favorite shooting stars
Trace here -- There are meteor showers

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and there are meteor SHOWS -- the Geminids
is the latter! This week s meteor shower

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is going to be spectacular, the
best of 2020! Don t miss it.

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Head outside after midnight. Bring chairs,
blankets, and warm drinks. Look for the

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characteristic hourglass in the south --
that s Orion! Now imagine he s looking back

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over his shoulder at his neighbor, Gemini.
The shower will radiate there peaking around 2am

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with as many as 120 meteors per hour!
The Geminids are the result of Phaethon;

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an asteroid that behaves like a
comet! It has an eccentric orbit

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of the sun, but doesn t form a tail.
When Phaethon passed close to us in 2017,

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astronomers discovered it s blue all over
due to the extreme heat during its many trips

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around the sun. I feel you, Phaethon.
Enjoy the show, and Keep lookin up!