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Geminid Meteor Shower

Posted by timothy on from the bribe-the-rooster dept.

Inferno Intelligence writes: "spaceweather.com is reporting that there will be another meteor shower real soon. They are reporting that '[t]he shower [will] peak on Dec. 13th and 14th!' 'What are the Geminid meteors? Scientists aren't sure. Perhaps chips off an exotic asteroid or dust from an extinct comet.' After last months Leonid Shower, I won't miss this one!" Since I slept through the Leonids, I hope I don't miss this one, too.

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  1. OH BOY! by loconet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I SWEAR.....if this time is foggy again, Someone is in big SH**** .. ill go complain to someone ... who? i dont know...

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  2. Stupid Linking by webword · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Why do people link to home pages? Or news pages that change? It is silly and leads to broken links in just a couple of weeks. You need to link to actual articles. Point to archives. At least those pages stand less of chance of getting broken once the home page changes. Link to static pages, not dynamic ones. Got it?

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  3. Re:Oh no! Why not in the summer? by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "freeze if you stand out that long"

    With the exception of today, we've been having a VERY mild winter here... I've worn a T-shirt and a fleece jacket almost all semester, never need to upgrade to sweatshirts.

    I remember my freshman year, the trombone section of the marching band was bone-caroling in shorts and T-shirts. This was during study week. And yes, it was here in Ithaca. :)

    I missed the Leonids due to sleep dep. Slept right through my alarm. :(

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