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  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Geminid Meteors over Xinglong Observatory

    12/13/2020 3:06:14 PM PST · by MtnClimber · 14 replies
    APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 13 Dec, 2020 | Image Credit & Copyright: Steed Yu and NightChina.net
    Explanation: Where do Geminid meteors come from? In terms of location on the sky, as the featured image composite beautifully demonstrates, the sand-sized bits of rock that create the streaks of the Geminids meteor shower appear to flow out from the constellation of Gemini. In terms of parent body, Solar System trajectories point to the asteroid 3200 Phaethon -- but this results in a bit of a mystery since that unusual object appears mostly dormant. Perhaps, 3200 Phaethon undergoes greater dust-liberating events than we know. Over 50 meteors including a bright fireball were captured during the peak of the 2015...