Geminid meteor showers alarm area residents
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It&#39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year. NASA&#39;s Web site explains that the shower is created as Earth moves through a cloud
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The Geminid meteor shower, a reliable annual display, peaks tonight and into the pre-dawn. For skywatchers with dark, clear skies, this dazzling display should produce up to 120 meteors per hour.
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Next week brings us the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a display that has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world.
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Arizona tourists may think theyâve stumbled upon a science fiction movie set if they find themselves near the stateâs famed Meteor Crater in early September.
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A junior version of the famous Perseid meteor shower is scheduled to reach its maximum before sunrise on Sunday morning, Oct. 21. This meteor display is known as the Orionids because the meteors seem to fan out from a region to the north of Orion's second brightest star, ruddy Betelgeuse.
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Several loud blasts believed to be  caused by a meteor shower echoed across the Indonesian capital  Jakarta and nearby towns early on Sunday, startling residents  who reported seeing flying objects in the sky.
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By Jeb Phillips, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 14--Most are one in a million, yelling out into the universe, just in case.
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The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in the predawn hours of Friday, Jan. 4. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.
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Stargazers can catch a spectacular sight if they turn their eyes to the sky tonight. NASA officials say the Geminids will provide the best meteor shower of the year.
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The 2004 Geminid meteor shower is underway. Midnight sky watchers this weekend sawbright meteors shooting out of the constellation Geminid--at least a few per hour.
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Federal officials have stepped up the alert level on Mount Saint Helens in southwestern Washington state. The Level Three alert indicates a possible threat to life and property.
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Hundreds of people called emergency services to report a sonic boom Tuesday that scientists said was probably caused by a small meteor.
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When the Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th, the nearly-full Moon is going to spoil the show.  But there might be something to see before the Moon rises: a side-show of Perseid Earthgrazers.
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Government scientists raised the alert level Saturday for Mount St. Helens after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor. They said the next eruption was imminent or in progress, and could threaten life and property in the remote area near the volcano.
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Attention skywatchers: Grab a lawn chair and bundle up, because what experts believe will be this year's best meteor shower peaks tonight.
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VANCOUVER, Wash.  - Scientists tracking earthquake  activity at Mount St. Helens raised their alert level on  Saturday to a "Level 3-Volcano Warning," and officials prepared  to evacuate a visitor center about five miles from the  volcano's crater.
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Many meteor showers tend to disappoint, but the annual Geminid shower is relatively reliable. And this year's version, which peaks tonight, is expected to be a great one.