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MeteorWatch Images
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Title: Sporadic meteor
Description: A faint sporadic meteor taken from the Astrobunker in Berkshire during the Geminid meteorwatch 2009.
Title: Geminid Meteor heading for Orion
Description: Lovely composition with Orion hanging in the sky being admired by Dr. Lucy Rogers and Encke the dog. A Geminid Meteor flashes across the sky through Monoceros.
Title: Geminid Meteor heading for Orion
Taken by: S J Griffiths
Location: Isle of Wight, UK
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Title: Geminid Meteor in Orion
Description: A Geminid meteor streaks a beautiful image of Orion.
Title: Geminid Meteor in Orion
Taken by: Bill Pinnell
Location: Kingston-upon_Thames, UK
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Title: Geminid Meteor from timelapse film
Description: A Geminid meteor still from a time lapse video image.
Title: Geminid Meteor from timelapse film
Taken by: Meteorwatch December 2009 (Newbury AS)
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Title: Geminid Meteor in Hydra
Description: The Geminids appear pretty active tonight (December 12/13). Here's one caught on camera close to the star Alphard in Hydra.
Title: Geminid Meteor in Hydra
Taken by: Pete Lawrence
Location: Selsey, West Sussex, UK
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Title: Geminid in star trails
Description: A Geminid Meteor streaks through star trails arounf the North pole star.