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
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