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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The <b>Geminids</b></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">- This shower is active during the period December 6 to December 19. Upon reaching maximum activity during December 13 to 14, hourly rates are typically near 80. The meteors are described as rapid and yellowish, with about 4% displaying persistent trains. They possess an average magnitude of 2.4.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The <b>Ursids</b></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">- Occurring primarily between December 17 and 24, this meteor shower reaches maximum on December 22. The maximum hourly rate is usually between 10 and 15. Meteors belonging to this stream are typically faint.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* For more information about Meteor Showers, visit Gary Kronk's Meteor Showers Online web page at <a href="http://meteorshowersonline.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); ">http://meteorshowersonline.com/</span></a>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Comets</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "></span></div></body></html>