Posted by Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | December 17, 2020 Ursid meteors radiate from the constellation Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear, aka the Little Dipper. The annual Ursid meteor shower runs from about December 17 to 26 every year. It always peaks around the December solstice, which, in 2020, comes on December 21 (the same day Jupiter and Saturn will have their great conjunction). The Ursids’ peak is probably the morning of December 22, but any of the next few mornings should yield some Ursid meteors as well. Plus the Geminids are still going on, and should also run u...