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The Ursid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to best watch the shooting stars.

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The Ursid meteor shower is active around the same time every year toward the end of December and lasts for about a week .

The American Meteor Society anticipates there will be around five to 10 meteors per hour around the peak.

The best chance of seeing the outbursts is by watching at night on Saturday, Dec. 21 or early morning on Dec. 22 .

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