Don’t Miss the Geminids this Weekend, Best Meteor Shower of the Year

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Time lapse-photo showing the Geminids over Pendleton, OR. Credit: Thomas W. Earle

Wouldn’t it be nice if a meteor shower peaked on a weekend instead of 3 a.m. on a Monday morning? Maybe even showed good activity in the evening hours, so we could all get a good night’s sleep? Here’s the good news  – this year’s Geminids will do exactly that.(…)
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