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Earth is passing through a stream of debris from comet 8P/Tuttle and this is causing the annual Ursid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the Ursids to peak on Dec. 22nd with 8 to 10 meteors per hour flying out of the constellation Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper). The display is usually mild, but outbursts of Ursids occasionally surprise observers with rates many times normal.
For more details click onto the SpaceWeather website.
Ursid Meteors can also be heard as they pass from their website....check it out, pretty cool.
Hopefully you can view this peak shower expected tonight from the little dipper.
In the Colorado high country, we have a forecast of 1-2 feet of the white stuff tonight.
CP