Meteor shower double-header in store for Colorado stargazers this month - Out There Colorado

Colorado stargazers have a lot to look forward to this December, with two meteor showers set to dazzle the night sky before year's end. .

First up, the Geminid meteor shower – which is widely regarded as the most active shower of the year – is set to Peak on the night of December 13 and into the next morning.

On typical years, the shower can produce 120 meteor per hour, but according to NASA, a waning gibbous moon could make them harder to view

The weaker Ursid meteor shower is expected to peak between the night of December 22 and the early hours of the following morning

"Despite its usual tameness, the Ursid meteor shower has wowed skywatchers with some genuinely remarkable displays over the years