Geminid Meteor Shower
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Unlike most showers the Geminids arrive not from a comet but an astroid (Phaethon) Orbiting the sun every 1.4 years
The Geminids are best viewed during the night and pre-dawn hours, and are visible across the globe due to a nearly 24-hour broad maximum. This shower is of the best opportunities for young viewers, since it starts around 9 or 10 PM. The meteors from this shower are slow moving, and usually peak around the 13th - 14th of the month.

The radiant - the point in the sky from which the Geminids appear to come - is the constellation Gemini, the Twins. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second, making them fairly easy to spot. The Geminids are bright and tend to be yellow in color. The Geminids are also known for fireballs, larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.