✦ Ursids from Dublin
Ursids in Dublin
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The Ursids meteor shower peaks from Dublin around Dec 22, with up to 10 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a half moon will wash out fainter meteors, and from Dublin the radiant in Ursa Minor climbs to 64° above the north horizon around 06:25. Local best viewing window: 18:20–06:25 GMT on the peak night, about 12.1 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 10/hour headline figure works out to roughly 9 meteors an hour from Dublin under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Dublin
Peak Night
Dec 22
Meteors/Hour Here
~9
10 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
18:20 — 06:25
GMT · radiant 64° north
Tonight's Weather in Dublin
How to Watch from Dublin
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face north — Ursa Minor reaches 64° at 06:25 GMT, its highest while the sky is still dark