Radiant (meteor shower) move along the comet's wake, and when the Earth moves through such debris, a meteor shower results. Because all of the debris is moving in roughly the same direction, the meteors which strike the atmosphere all "point" back to the direction of the comet's path. As an exception, the Geminids are a shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid. The radiant is an important factor in observation. If the radiant point is at or below the horizon, then few if any meteors will be observed. This is because the atmosphere shields the
December Songs December Songs December Songs is a song cycle by Maury Yeston, best known as a musical theatre composer-lyricist responsible for the music and lyrics for "Nine", "Titanic",""Phantom"", and part of "Grand Hotel". The work is a 'retelling' of Franz Schubert's "Winterreise", (a song cycle of art songs), with a cabaret sensibility. The songs in both "December Songs" and "Winterreise" are linked as a sequence of reflections by the singer taking a lonely walk in winter, thinking back on his or her lost love. The piece crosses over the line from classical music to Broadway to cabaret. The work was written