The Ursid Meteor Shower is a subtle but reliable annual celestial event that occurs each December around the winter solstice.

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Meteors from the Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. The moon ...