Geminids

By tapping in the signals from airforce space surveillance radar, a special program turns a streaking meteor into an audible sound, like this example from the Geminids meteor shower.

据空军太空监视雷达发布的信号，一个特殊的系统将流星做成可听到的声音，就像双子座流星雨那样。

The Geminids peaked earlier this week with dozens of meteors falling per hour, delighting sky-watchers around the world lucky enough to enjoy the spectacle via clear skies.

双子座流星雨于本周早些时候达到了它的顶峰，流星数量达到了每小时几十颗之多。使得全世界那些有幸得以在晴朗夜空中欣赏这次奇观的观测者们振奋不已。

The Geminids are predicted to peak on the night of December 13/ 14.

双子座流星雨的高峰期预计将在十二月13/14晚。

Bill Cooke of the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office said, Observers with clear skies could see as many as 40 Geminids per hour.

来自NASA流星体环境研究所的Bill Cooke表示：如果天气晴好，观测者每小时能看到40颗双子座流星。

The first Geminids meteors suddenly appeared in 1862.

1862年，第一次双子座流星雨突然出现。