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Shooting stars observed as Geminid meteor shower peaks
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
2012/12/16
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A shooting star dashes across the sky as the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. The photo was taken from Umegahama beach on the Nichinan Kaigan seacoast in Miyazaki Prefecture on Dec. 14. (Hideki Yanaru)
NICHINAN, Miyazaki Prefecture -- A glorious display of shooting stars lit up the winter sky in the early-morning hours of Dec. 14.
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