2025年の最後の流星群、「こぐま座流星群」が、12月21日の夜から22日の朝にかけてよく見えます。
The last meteor shower of 2025, the Ursa Minor meteor shower, can be clearly observed from the night of December 21 to the morning of December 22.
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In the United States, it is said that you can see about 5 to 10 shooting stars per hour between midnight and around 5 a.m. on the 22nd.
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This meteor shower appears around the winter solstice.
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The longest day of the year.
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This year, the moon is small and dim, so the conditions are excellent for observing the meteor shower.
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The Ursids meteor shower can only be observed in the Northern Hemisphere.
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The reason is that the radiant point of this meteor shower does not rise high in the southern hemisphere.
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This meteor shower occurs when small fragments left behind by Comet Tuttle collide with the Earth.
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This year, there might be more meteors than usual.
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The Ursid meteor shower has fewer meteors than the Geminids.
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Also, since winter is cold and there are many cloudy days, its easy to miss.
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However, if you wear warm clothes and go to a place with little light, you will be able to see very beautiful shooting stars.
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On January 3rd next year, you will be able to observe the Wolf Moon full moon and the Quadrantid meteor shower.
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However, the light of the full moon can make it a little difficult to observe shooting stars.
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