Geminid meteor shower

Geminid meteor shower

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Photo taken in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, shows a shooting star of the Geminid meteor shower in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2013. Jupiter is visible in the far right.

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  • 2013/12/15 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2020 Kyodo News
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