{"id":2146,"date":"2010-12-14T05:37:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T05:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2010\/12\/the-geminid-meteor-shower-and.html"},"modified":"2010-12-14T05:37:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T05:37:40","slug":"the-geminid-meteor-shower-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2010\/12\/the-geminid-meteor-shower-and.html","title":{"rendered":"The Geminid meteor shower and the asteroid Phaethon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Geminid<\/a>Brrrr!!!!!!!!  If 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.  He was killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus when he drove the solar chariot recklessly, threatening to burn up the earth.  In Ovid’s version of the story: “”…consider what impetuous force Turns stars and planets in a diff’rent course. I steer against their motions; nor am I Born back by all the current of the skye. But how cou’d you resist the orbs that roul In adverse whirls, and stem the rapid pole?”<\/p>\n

According to Aristotle’s “Meteorology,” “Aristotle says, “…the stars…fell from heaven at the time of Phaethon’s downfall.”<\/p>\n

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

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