"Sky watchers, get your gloves on: the final meteor shower of 2025, the Ursids, will peak this weekend. The Ursids are often outshone by the Geminids, which are frequently the most spectacular meteor shower of the year and peaked last weekend. That's because the Ursid meteor shower is typically sparseroffering around five to 10 meteors per hourso catching it at its peak is important."
"This year the peak of the Ursid shower will begin on the evening of December 21 and continue through the predawn hours of December 22. Meteor showers are named for the constellation from which they appear to emanate. In the Ursids' case, that is Ursa Minor, otherwise known as the Little Dipper. Specifically, the meteors appear to radiate from a bright orange star called Kochab, which is one of two stars the make up the outer edge of the Little Dipper's bowl."
The Ursids, the final meteor shower of 2025, will peak the evening of December 21 into the predawn hours of December 22. The shower typically produces about five to 10 meteors per hour and is often outshone by the brighter Geminids. Ursid meteors appear to radiate from Ursa Minor, near the bright orange star Kochab, one of the outer bowl stars of the Little Dipper. Observers should find a dark sky, allow about 30 minutes for eyes to adapt, locate Ursa Minor for orientation, and scan the sky since meteors will appear across the sky and are visible all night in the Northern Hemisphere.
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