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  1. 🌌 THE SKY THIS WEEK: DEC 19–26, 2025 🌌
    Winter officially arrives with the solstice on Dec. 21, giving us the longest nights of the year — prime observing time. Jupiter blazes in the evening sky, while Venus shines before dawn. The Ursid meteor shower peaks around Dec. 22, and the Moon cooperates for much of the week. Holiday lights are optional — the sky’s doing fine on its own

    🔗 Full week-by-week guide:
    astronomy.com/the-sky-this-wee

    #SkyThisWeek #WinterSolstice #Jupiter #Venus #Ursids #Astronomy

  2. 🌌 THE SKY THIS WEEK: DEC 19–26, 2025 🌌
    Winter officially arrives with the solstice on Dec. 21, giving us the longest nights of the year — prime observing time. Jupiter blazes in the evening sky, while Venus shines before dawn. The Ursid meteor shower peaks around Dec. 22, and the Moon cooperates for much of the week. Holiday lights are optional — the sky’s doing fine on its own

    🔗 Full week-by-week guide:
    astronomy.com/the-sky-this-wee

    #SkyThisWeek #WinterSolstice #Jupiter #Venus #Ursids #Astronomy

  3. 🌌 THE SKY THIS WEEK: DEC 19–26, 2025 🌌
    Winter officially arrives with the solstice on Dec. 21, giving us the longest nights of the year — prime observing time. Jupiter blazes in the evening sky, while Venus shines before dawn. The Ursid meteor shower peaks around Dec. 22, and the Moon cooperates for much of the week. Holiday lights are optional — the sky’s doing fine on its own

    🔗 Full week-by-week guide:
    astronomy.com/the-sky-this-wee

    #SkyThisWeek #WinterSolstice #Jupiter #Venus #Ursids #Astronomy

  4. 🌌 THE SKY THIS WEEK: DEC 19–26, 2025 🌌
    Winter officially arrives with the solstice on Dec. 21, giving us the longest nights of the year — prime observing time. Jupiter blazes in the evening sky, while Venus shines before dawn. The Ursid meteor shower peaks around Dec. 22, and the Moon cooperates for much of the week. Holiday lights are optional — the sky’s doing fine on its own

    🔗 Full week-by-week guide:
    astronomy.com/the-sky-this-wee

    #SkyThisWeek #WinterSolstice #Jupiter #Venus #Ursids #Astronomy

  5. 🌌 THE SKY THIS WEEK: DEC 19–26, 2025 🌌
    Winter officially arrives with the solstice on Dec. 21, giving us the longest nights of the year — prime observing time. Jupiter blazes in the evening sky, while Venus shines before dawn. The Ursid meteor shower peaks around Dec. 22, and the Moon cooperates for much of the week. Holiday lights are optional — the sky’s doing fine on its own

    🔗 Full week-by-week guide:
    astronomy.com/the-sky-this-wee

    #SkyThisWeek #WinterSolstice #Jupiter #Venus #Ursids #Astronomy

  6. One of 2024’s Last #MeteorShowers Is About to Reach Its Peak
    The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter #Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.
    #Meteors from the #Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. Moon will be just over half full, making streaks in sky even more challenging to spot.
    nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science
    archive.ph/bEtLJ

  7. One of 2024’s Last #MeteorShowers Is About to Reach Its Peak
    The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter #Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.
    #Meteors from the #Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. Moon will be just over half full, making streaks in sky even more challenging to spot.
    nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science
    archive.ph/bEtLJ

  8. One of 2024’s Last Is About to Reach Its Peak
    The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter , is often overlooked because of the winter chill.
    from the appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. Moon will be just over half full, making streaks in sky even more challenging to spot.
    nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science
    archive.ph/bEtLJ

  9. One of 2024’s Last #MeteorShowers Is About to Reach Its Peak
    The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter #Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.
    #Meteors from the #Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. Moon will be just over half full, making streaks in sky even more challenging to spot.
    nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science
    archive.ph/bEtLJ

  10. One of 2024’s Last #MeteorShowers Is About to Reach Its Peak
    The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter #Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.
    #Meteors from the #Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. Moon will be just over half full, making streaks in sky even more challenging to spot.
    nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science
    archive.ph/bEtLJ

  11. Not long now till the #Geminid meteor shower, the second-best of the year, which peaks on 13-14 December. The Moon will be just past new, so when the radiant is high in the southeast around midnight, rates of 20-50 per hour are possible – if you have clear skies!

    Also in December, the #Ursids (URS) peak on 23rd however the Moon will be waxing gibbous and so don’t expect much more than one or two meteors per hour.

  12. Not long now till the #Geminid meteor shower, the second-best of the year, which peaks on 13-14 December. The Moon will be just past new, so when the radiant is high in the southeast around midnight, rates of 20-50 per hour are possible – if you have clear skies!

    Also in December, the #Ursids (URS) peak on 23rd however the Moon will be waxing gibbous and so don’t expect much more than one or two meteors per hour.

  13. Not long now till the #Geminid meteor shower, the second-best of the year, which peaks on 13-14 December. The Moon will be just past new, so when the radiant is high in the southeast around midnight, rates of 20-50 per hour are possible – if you have clear skies!

    Also in December, the #Ursids (URS) peak on 23rd however the Moon will be waxing gibbous and so don’t expect much more than one or two meteors per hour.

  14. Not long now till the #Geminid meteor shower, the second-best of the year, which peaks on 13-14 December. The Moon will be just past new, so when the radiant is high in the southeast around midnight, rates of 20-50 per hour are possible – if you have clear skies!

    Also in December, the #Ursids (URS) peak on 23rd however the Moon will be waxing gibbous and so don’t expect much more than one or two meteors per hour.

  15. Not long now till the #Geminid meteor shower, the second-best of the year, which peaks on 13-14 December. The Moon will be just past new, so when the radiant is high in the southeast around midnight, rates of 20-50 per hour are possible – if you have clear skies!

    Also in December, the #Ursids (URS) peak on 23rd however the Moon will be waxing gibbous and so don’t expect much more than one or two meteors per hour.

  16. The last #meteor #shower of the year is comnig up - the #Ursids which peak on the night of 22/23 Dec. Rates could be 8-10 per hour, visible all night.

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/

  17. The last #meteor #shower of the year is comnig up - the #Ursids which peak on the night of 22/23 Dec. Rates could be 8-10 per hour, visible all night.

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/

  18. The last #meteor #shower of the year is comnig up - the #Ursids which peak on the night of 22/23 Dec. Rates could be 8-10 per hour, visible all night.

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/

  19. Its 11 days till the #Geminids #meteor shower peaks. Realistic rates are 20 per hour in clear skies but a waning crescent Moon bleaching the sky a bit. Then the #Ursids peak two days before Christmas, with a likely rate of 10. No moon for this one. #MeteorShower #PopAstro #UKMeteorNetwork

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/

  20. Its 11 days till the #Geminids #meteor shower peaks. Realistic rates are 20 per hour in clear skies but a waning crescent Moon bleaching the sky a bit. Then the #Ursids peak two days before Christmas, with a likely rate of 10. No moon for this one. #MeteorShower #PopAstro #UKMeteorNetwork

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/

  21. Its 11 days till the #Geminids #meteor shower peaks. Realistic rates are 20 per hour in clear skies but a waning crescent Moon bleaching the sky a bit. Then the #Ursids peak two days before Christmas, with a likely rate of 10. No moon for this one. #MeteorShower #PopAstro #UKMeteorNetwork

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/

  22. Its 11 days till the #Geminids #meteor shower peaks. Realistic rates are 20 per hour in clear skies but a waning crescent Moon bleaching the sky a bit. Then the #Ursids peak two days before Christmas, with a likely rate of 10. No moon for this one. #MeteorShower #PopAstro #UKMeteorNetwork

    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/