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- Most meteor showers are from comets, but the Geminid is from the 3200 Phaethon, an Earth-crossing asteroid
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The Geminid Meteor Shower peaked on December 13 and 14, 2007. The shower stems from the Gemini Constellation.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Background and History
- Wikipedia: Geminids
- SkyandTelescope: The Geminids: An Exception to the Rule
- The Geminids were discovered only 150 years ago. The meteor showers grow in intensity each year.
- Meteor Showers Online: Geminids
- Astronomy.com: The Geminid Meteor Shower
- Astronomy Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich: "The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most active of the year and usually produces a good percentage of bright meteors, so it's worth watching even under less-than-favorable conditions. In 2007, however, conditions are excellent."
- Shadow & Substance: Geminid Meteor Shower December 13-14 Animated
Geminid Meteor Shower News
- Google News: Geminid Meteor Shower
- FOXNews.com: Best Meteor Shower of 2007 Peaks Dec. 13 (December 11, 2007)
- Astronomers David Levy and Stephen Edberg write: "If you have not seen a mighty Geminid fireball arcing gracefully across an expanse of sky, then you have not seen a meteor."
- National Geographic: "Year's Best" Meteor Shower to Peak December 13-14 (December 10, 2007)
- 11Alive.com: Comet, Meteor Sightings Prompt Calls (December 10, 2007)
- SPACE.com: Week-Long Meteor Shower to Dazzle (December 8, 2007)
- SkyandTelescope: Observing Highlights - The Geminids Are Coming (December 8, 2007)
- iTWire: December’s Geminid Meteor Shower Promises to Be Best of 2007 (December 4, 2007)
- NASA: Asteroid Shower (December 3, 2007)
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