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Myth: A meteor shower results from asteroids vaporizing in the EarthM-9s atmosphere. Fact: Not true. A meteor shower is primarily attributed to comets or comet debris vaporizing in the atmosphere.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
