Andromedids
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The Andromedids meteor shower is associated with the comet 3D/Biela, which broke up after its 1852 perihelion. The Andromedids produced spectacular displays of several thousand meteors per hour in 1872 and 1885, as a result of Earth's orbit crossing the parent comet's orbital debris.
Since then the Andromedids have faded away, but some activity is still possible each year in mid-November.
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