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2. Why you shouldn't wait for the Geminid meteor shower peak ...

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   The Geminid meteor shower peak is a week away, but this year it might be a good idea to keep an eye out early, according to NASA. ... The shower will peak from Friday Dec. 13 into early Saturday ...

3. The Leonid meteor shower is coming. Here's when you can see it.

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   The Northern Taurids meteor shower is expected to peak on the night of Nov. 11-12, according to the American Meteor ... This 1960s appetizer still impresses holiday party guests. Lighter Side.

4. One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks over ... - AOL

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   Here’s when to catch the peak of the Geminid meteor shower from Illinois. ... December 12, 2023 at 7:00 AM ... Dec. 13 and Thursday, Dec. 14 this year. ...

5. How best to see the Leonids meteor shower this weekend - AOL

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   The Leonids meteor shower, which happens every year, will hit its peak this weekend. Here is the strategy astronomers recommend. How best to see the Leonids meteor shower this weekend

6. List of meteor showers - Wikipedia

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   This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent ...

7. Geminids - Wikipedia

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   The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower with 3200 Phaethon (which is thought to be an Apollo asteroid [4] with a "rock comet" orbit. [5]) being the parent body. [6]Because of this, it would make this shower, along with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet.

8. Leonids - Wikipedia

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   It is the fastest annual meteor shower. [3] Larger Leonids which are about 10 mm (0.4 in) across have a mass of 0.5 g (0.02 oz) and are known for generating bright (apparent magnitude −1.5) meteors. [6] An annual Leonid shower may deposit 12 or 13 tons of particles across the entire planet.

9. Taurids - Wikipedia

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   The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke.The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid 2004 TG 10, possibly a large fragment of Encke due to its similar orbital parameters.