A great meteor shower - the Geminids!

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2012/12/12/geminid_meteor_shower_100_shooting_stars_per_hour.html

"This week is a great chance to watch a great meteor shower: the Geminids, so named because they appear to shoot away from the constellation of Gemini. This is a really reliable shower, generally putting out as many as 100 meteors per hour! It peaks on the evening to morning of Dec. 13/14, but usually has a decent showing for a couple of days before and after the peak."

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what makes this one tough is that it is often really cold after midnight in the northern part of the US....but it should ber worth it!