Geminids see higher Geminid rates as the radiant is higher in the sky. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about , making them fairly easy to spot. The Geminids are now considered by many to be the most consistent and active annual shower. Geminids disintegrate while at heights above . Geminids The Geminids is a meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet.
2010 The National (December) am "Friday, December 17, 1:30 pm "Friday, December 17, 5:00 pm "Friday, December 17, 8:30 pm "Saturday, December 18, 12:00 pm "Saturday, December 18, 6:00 pm "Sunday, December 19, 10:00 am 2010 The National (December) The Swiss Chalet National was held from December 15 to 19, 2010 at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon, British Columbia. 18 men's teams were playing for 8 quarterfinal spots in a round-robin format. The purse for this event was CAD$100,000. The event was the second men's Grand Slam event of the 2010-11 curling season. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Skip Bob Ursel injured, but team still referred to as Team