Space Weather News for Dec. 13, 2011   
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   GEMINID METEOR SHOWER:  Earth is passing through a stream of debris from   
   near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor   
   shower.  Forecasters expect meteor rates to reach 20-to-40 per hour when the   
   shower peaks in bright moonlight on the night of Dec.13/14.  The best time to   
   look, no matter where you live, is between 10 pm local time on Tuesday, Dec.   
   13, and sunrise on Wednesday, Dec. 14th. Check http://spaceweather.com for   
   more information and live audio from a meteor radar.   
       
   BIG SUNDIVING COMET: A comet nearly as wide as two football fields (200m) is   
   plunging toward the sun where it will most likely be destroyed in a   
   spectacular light show on Dec. 15/16. Solar glare will hide the event from   
   human eyes, but NASA and ESA spacecraft should have a grand view.  Check   
   http://spaceweather.com for full coverage.   
       
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   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.64   
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