Ursids Meteor Shower

This year lands the Ursids right on top of the full moon. Given that it’s a minor shower… probably best just to get some sleep tonight 🙂

The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle, which was first discovered in 1790. The shower runs annually from December 17-25. It peaks this year on the the night of the 21st and morning of the 22nd. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Ursa Minor, but can appear anywhere in the sky.