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meteor shower

NOUN
  1. a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere

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  • I experienced a similar feeling one August night when we climbed the downs around Folkestone to lie under a meteor shower.
  • Did witnesses really interrupt a visit from little green men, or was it simply a meteor shower lighting up the sky? The Sun
  • The meteor display, known as the Geminid meteor shower because it appears to radiate from near the star Castor in the constellation Gemini, is thought to be the result of debris cast off from an asteroid-like object called 3200 Phaeton. News Channel 9: Local News
  • I also think a scout force should have a stealthier entrance, and may move the campsite meteor shower to when the second wave arrives. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Which Origin Stories are Plausible?
  • The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 13/14, coinciding with a New Moon, which means there won't be any moonlight to block out the meteors--nearly-perfect viewing conditions, although a bit cold in the Northern Hemisphere. Zoe P. Strassfield: Plans and Precommitment: 2012 in Space!
  • Although such reports are often discounted as meteor showers or astronomical phenomena, other sightings are not so easy to dismiss.
  • They became a menace after most people were blinded in a meteor shower. Times, Sunday Times
  • Oct. 8 - Draconidmeteor shower: Many meteor experts are predicting a good chance that an outburst of up to many hundreds of Draconid meteors will take place. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • This year, the peak of the Draconid meteor shower will not be visible from the United States because it will occur primarily during the daylight hours. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • Leonid meteor showers are known as the king of meteor showers: these showers are the most spectacular of all.
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