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Ursids Peak Soon: Ideal Viewing Conditions Await

11/29/2025

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  • The Ursids will peak between December 21 and 22, 2025, at 5 to 10 meteors per hour.
  • Past Ursids have bursts of hundreds of meteors, but no such event is expected this year.
  • Ideal viewing conditions are anticipated due to the new moon.
  • The Geminids will peak December 13–14, with 60 to 150 meteors per hour, originating from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon.