For the Ursids, its radiant appears to derive from the Big and Little Dipper in the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (how this shower got its name). If you're in the Northern Hemisphere ...

The Ursids' radiant is the constellation Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Dipper. The Little Dipper is circumpolar — meaning it will be visible all night in the Northern Hemisphere — so ...

The Ursids radiate from a point within the constellation Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the configuration the showers are named after. This constellation is fairly easy to spot because the Big and ...

The Ursids originate from the bowl of the Little Dipper, also known as the Ursa Minor constellation, near the bright orange star called Kochab, Lunsford said. While the moon rises near midnight ...

The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the Geminids, the Ursid meteor shower can yield surprises.

The Ursids is a meteor shower that is active annually between December 17 and December 25, with a peak around the December solstice. The shower is named after the constellation Ursa Minor ...