Tonight the Geminid meteor shower peaks. My wife and I were out last night and saw loads, about one big fat shooting star a minute. Don't miss the year's best meteor shower! It's because the Earth passes through the sandy exhaust trail of a comet. Tomorrow night will be good as well.
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"My dad took me out to see a meteor shower when I was a little kid, and it was scary for me because he woke me up in the middle of the night. My heart was beating; I didn't know what he wanted to do.
Some meteor showers are spectacular, while most are mundane. If you sit around during a typical shower, you might see anywhere from 50 to 100 meteors an hour, if the Moon isn't out.
A collection of meteor videos for your amusement and amazement:
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I also went out last night and saw some! It is my first time to see those and I was so amazed! I hope I can see a whole lot tonight.
That would be great - let's just hope it stops snowing and clears up...
Dammit, Cambridge, stop raining a minute!
The Geminids are a great meteor storm to end the year...amazing seeing so many different colours, too!