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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who concentrates their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth.
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Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse, also designated Alpha Orionis (α Orionis, abbreviated Alpha Ori, α Ori), is the ninth-brightest star in the night sky and second-brightest in the constellation of Orion.
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Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.
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Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.
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Edmond Halley
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley, FRS (–) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist.
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Eta Aquariids
The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower associated with Comet 1P/Halley.
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Fisheye lens
A fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image.
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Gemini (constellation)
Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
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Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 74–79 years.
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International Meteor Organization
The International Meteor Organization (IMO) was formally founded in 1988 from predecessor gatherings over many years.
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List of meteor showers
Named meteor showers recur at approximately the same dates each year.
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Meteor shower
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics.
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Orion (constellation)
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.
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Radiant (meteor shower)
The radiant or apparent radiant of a meteor shower is the point in the sky from which (to a planetary observer) meteors appear to originate.
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Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.
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Zenithal hourly rate
In astronomy, the zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of a meteor shower is the number of meteors a single observer would see in an hour of peak activity, assumed the conditions are excellent (stars visible up to magnitude 6,5).
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