Things you didn't know about shooting stars or meteor showers
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What are shooting stars? When can I see a meteor shower? Lyrids, Perseids and Aquarids are all names of meteor showers.
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Leonid meteor shower - how to see it in New Jersey
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December's Geminid meteor shower comes from the asteroid Phaethon
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Geminid meteor shower lights up night sky
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Geminid meteor shower starts this week: Here's how to watch
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How to Photograph Meteor Showers
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Summer Science: What's A Meteor Shower? : NPR
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Lyrid meteor shower 2019: When to see the best shooting stars in April
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I Didn't Know That!: Shooting Stars (U.S. National Park Service)
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I Didn't Know That!: Shooting Stars (U.S. National Park Service)
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Perseid meteor shower 2024: When, where & how to see it