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December 13, 2006

Tonight: Cast your eyes skyward

danger @ 10:29 am

The kick ass Dublin Community Blog says:

Tonight, over the skies of Dublin and Ireland, if the weather allows for it, I suggest that you look up.

But why DCB?

The largest meteor shower of the year, the Geminids meteor shower, will result in shooting stars being visible every 20 - 30 seconds to the naked eye.

Cool. Fingers crossed for no cloud. The Geminids are back in town:

The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by an object named 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be an extinct comet. The meteors from this shower can be seen in mid-December and usually peak around 12-14 of the month. The Geminid shower is thought to be intensifying every year and recent showers have seen 120-160 meteors per hour under optimal conditions.

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