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X Marks the 2012 Geminid Meteors
Astrophotographer Tommy Eliassen sent in a photo of Geminid meteors taken over Hemnes, Nordland, Norway, on Dec. 11, 2012.
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2012 Geminid Meteors over Arizona
Credit: Sean Parker / www.facebook.com/SeanParkerPhotography
Astrophotographer Sean Parker captured this stunning shot — a composite of about 30 frames — just west of Tucson, Ariz., in the early hours of Dec. 13, 2012. "This image took a lot of work, as I had to scroll through about 400 frames and find which frames had shooting stars in them, then cut out every meteor and blend," Parker said.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Texas
Credit: Mark Ezell
Astrophotographer Mark Ezell sent in this photo of a Geminid meteor taken Dec. 13, 2012, in Lometa, TX.
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Geminid Fireball Near Orion
Credit: ©Dennis Mammana/dennismammana.com
Astrophotographer Dennis Mammana caught a Geminid fireball streaking near the stars of Orion.
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Geminid Meteor, Moon and Venus
Credit: Greg Diesel Walck
Astrophotographer Greg Diesel Walck aimed his camera at a rising crescent moon and Venus when a Geminid meteor conveniently flew through the shot. The photo was taken in Currituck, NC, on Dec. 11, 2012.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Ohrid, Macedonia
Credit: Stojan Stojanovski
Astrophotographer Stojan Stojanovski sent in this photo of a Geminid meteor taken Dec. 13, 2012, in Ohrid, Macedonia.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Texas 2
Credit: Mark Ezell
Astrophotographer Mark Ezell sent in this photo of a Geminid meteor taken Dec. 13, 2012, in Lometa, TX.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Ohrid, Macedonia 2
Credit: Stojan Stojanovski
Astrophotographer Stojan Stojanovski sent in this photo of a Geminid meteor taken Dec. 13, 2012, in Ohrid, Macedonia.
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2012 Geminid Meteor over India
Credit: Swaroop Hangal
This image of a streaking Geminid was captured by Swaroop Hangal of Mumbai, India on Dec. 13, 2012.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Redondo Beach, CA
Credit: Jason Hullinger
Astrophotographer Jason Hullinger took this shot of a Geminid meteor in the Pleiades constellation from Redondo Beach, CA, on Dec. 14, 2012.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Freeland, MD
Credit: Mike Hankey
Astrophotographer Mike Hankey sent in his shot of a Geminid meteor taken over Freeland, MD, December 2012. He wrote: "There was great weather in Freeland MD and I was seeing 2-3 meteors per minute between the hours of 1 and 4. They often came in spurts with 3 or 4 in a row and then none for a few minutes then a few more. I also noticed several meteors not originating from the Geminid radiant."
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Ocean City, NJ
Credit: Jack Fusco
Astrophotographer Jack Fusco sent in this photo of a Geminid meteor taken in Ocean City, NJ, on Dec. 14, 2012. He writes: "The shower produced a high number of meteors and fireballs that lit up the sky. Hands down one of the [best] meteor showers in recent years."
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over Tenerife, Spain
Credit: Roberto Porto
Astrophotographer Roberto Porto sent in a photo of a Geminid meteor over Tenerife, Spain, taken Dec. 14, 2012. He wrote: "[L]ast night I went to Teide National Park to photograph the Geminids. I saw many and capture some, but nothing impresive. When I arrived home to process the pictures, I inserted a new card, and go on taking pictures from the window. Was then that I catch this big Geminid meteor!"
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2012 Germinid Meteor over Saukville, WI
Credit: Jeffrey Phelps
Night sky watcher Jeffrey Phelps sent in his photo of a Germinid meteor over Saukville, WI, Dec. 14, 2012.
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2012 Gemind Meteor Over Jadwin, MO
Credit: Victor Rogus
SPACE.com reader Victor Rogus sent in his photo of a Gemind meteor over Jadwin, MO, taken in December 2012.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Shower Over South Dakota
Credit: Jason J. Hatfield
SPACE.com reader Jason J. Hatfield sent in a photo of the Geminids meteor shower over Needle's Eye in Custer State Park, SD, taken in December 2012.
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2012 Geminid Meteor Over North Yorkshire, UK.
Credit: Peter Greig
SPACE.com reader Peter Greig provided this photo of a Gemind meteor taken Dec. 14, 2012. He writes: "This is the only meteor I caught whilst on a Geminid meteor hunting trip ... at Captain Cook's Monument, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, UK. It was really faint so worked some Photoshop magic on it to make it stand out more. We saw some absolute crackers but unfortunately the weather wasn't on our side and we got some cloud cover quite soon into the shoot. After travelling so far and hiking all the way to the top of the hill we were determined to take home some good shots so we turned our attention the the amazing view behind us."
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2012 Gemind Meteor Over Michigan
Credit: Dale Mayotte
Astrophotographer Dale Mayotte caught this faint Gemind meteor on Dec. 13, 2012, from Clinton Twp, MI.
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Composite Image of Gemind Meteors Over Lometa, TX
Credit: Mark Ezell
Astrophotographer Mark Ezell made this composite image of Geminid meteors falling over Lometa, TX in December 2012.
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Composite Image of Gemind Meteors Over Lometa, TX #2
Credit: Mark Ezell
Astrophotographer Mark Ezell made this composite image of Geminid meteors falling over Lometa, TX in December 2012.
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Geminid Meteors Over Paint Mines in Colorado
Credit: Matt Payne/ http://www.mattpaynephotography.com
Photographer Matt Payne blended 2 hours of photos into one composite for this image taken at the Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Colorado on Dec. 13, 2012..
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Geminids Over Delaware
Credit: Daniel T. Hoffman
Gemininds streaked over the sky in this image taken by Daniel Hoffman from Harbeson, DL on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminids Over Virginia Battlefield
Credit: Buddy Secor
Over the battlefields of Fredericksburg, VA, photographer Buddy Secor captured the Geminid meteor shower on Dec. 13, 2012. Thousands of troops fought on the same ground during the Civil War about 150 years ago.
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Geminids in Colorado
Credit: Kim Coffey
Kim Coffey took this image of the geminids on Dec. 13, 2012 from Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Over Iceland
Credit: Sunna Gautadottir
Skywatcher Sunna Gautadottir took this image of the geminid meteor shower from Borgarnes, a small town in West Iceland on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminid Shower Over Virginia
Credit: Mike Graham
Skywatcher Mike Graham took this image from Chantham, VA saying, " I stopped counting at 100. It was freezing out but it was worth it. Beautiful!." The image was taken Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminids From a California Backyard
Credit: Wayne Chan
Skywatcher Wayne Chan took this image from his backyard in Moraga, CA on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminid Meteor Shower From Albuquerque
Credit: Ian F. Bell
Photographer Ian Bell took ths image of the geminids from outside of Albuquerque, NM on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Over a Farmhouse
Credit: Matthew Charron
Skywatcher Matthew Charron took this image of the geminids on Dec. 13, 2012 from outside of Lincoln, NE. The building in the image is his farm.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Over San Mateo
Credit: Nick Rose/
Photographer Nick Rose wrote, " This was the best meteor shower I have seen for 2012." This image was taken Dec. 13, 2012 from San Mateo, CA.
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Geminids and Star Trails
Credit: Jeff Rose/Jeka Photography
This star trail image is the combination of more than 200 separate 30 second exposures over roughly a two hour period of time and a handful of bright meteors. The image was taken by Jeff Rose on Dec. 13, 2012 from Cave City, AK.
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Geminids From Serdinia, Italy
Credit: Alessio Putzu
Photographer Alessio Putzu took this image of the geminids from Serdiana in Italy.
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Geminid Meteor Over New Hampshire
Credit: Seth J. Dewey
Photographer Seth Dewey took ths image of the geminids from outside of Peterborough, NH on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminids from Big Sur
Credit: Kenneth Brandon
Skywatcher Kenneth Brandon wrote, "This shot is a composite of about 700 frames from a time-lapse I took in Big Sur, CA. I found 61 frames with meteors in them. Then I stacked the frames and created masks for each meteor. " The image was taken Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Over Canada
Credit: Matt Molloy
Skywatcher Matt Molloy took this composte image of the geminid meteor shower near Bath, Ontario, Canada with a Canon 60D and a wide angle lens. The image was taken on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminid Meteor Shower From South Georgia
Credit: Jessica Jones
Photographer Jessica Jones took this image of the geminid meteor shower from South Georgia on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminid Meteors From the Driveway
Credit: Andrew Ketchum
Skywatcher Andrew Ketchum took this image of the geminid shower from Fort Mill, SC on Dec. 13, 2012.
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Geminid Meteor From the Northwest Hills of Connecticut.
Credit: Scott Tully
Skywatcher Scott Tully took this image of the meteor shower on the mornign of Dec. 14, 2012 from the Northwest Hills of Connecticut.
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Milky Way, Aurora Borealis and a Meteor
Credit: Óskar Elías Sigurðsson
Astrophotographer Óskar Elías Sigurðsson took this image of a Milky Way, the aurora borealis and a meteor on Dec. 14, 2012 from Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Sigurðsson wrote, "I was both amazed and a little scared to see those big "rocks" flying over our planet at such amazing speed."
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Geminids From Minnesota
Credit: Warren Finseth
Astrophotographer Warren Finseth took this image of a geminid meteor on Dec. 13, 2012 from about 2 miles outside of Underwood, MN.
