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$\"Geminid$ <\/a>Brrrr!!!!!!!! \u00a0If you can stay up past midnight tonight and tomorrow, you may enjoy the treat of hundreds of meteors falling before your very eyes.<\/p>\n

The Geminids appear to emanate from the constellation of Gemini, but evidently originate from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon and has been streaming for over 1,000 years, according to astronomers.<\/p>\n

There are some fascinating connections here, because Phaethon was the name of the son of the Sun god Helios in Greek mythology. \u00a0He was killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus when he drove the solar chariot recklessly, threatening to burn up the earth. \u00a0In Ovid\u2019s version of the story: \u201c\u201d\u2026consider what impetuous force Turns stars and planets in a diff\u2019rent course. I steer against their motions; nor am I Born back by all the current of the skye. But how cou\u2019d you resist the orbs that roul In adverse whirls, and stem the rapid pole?\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Aristotle\u2019s \u201cMeteorology,\u201d \u201cAristotle says, \u201c\u2026the stars\u2026fell from heaven at the time of Phaethon\u2019s downfall.\u201d<\/p>\n

In any case, be sure to bundle up if you attempt to view this sky show! \u00a0 More tips<\/a> to observe the meteor shower can be found here.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"