Catch King Meteor Showers-it peaks this weekend!

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Gail_Madonna December 11, 2019, 6:58am 1

Stargazers… here’s something for you this weekend

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Geminids

The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet. The meteors from this shower are slow moving, can be seen in December and usually peak around December 6–14, with the date of highest intensity being the morning of December 14. The shower is thought to be intensifying eve The mete...

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