Sky online from New York 21 Dec. 2016

Watch the night sky and the possibility of meteors and UFOs

The Ursids meteor shower is active annually between December 17 and December 24. The shower usually peaks around December 23. At its peak, observers may be able to view as many as 10 meteors in an hour.

The shower is named the Ursids because the meteors seem to radiate from the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor in the sky.

The Ursids are associated with the comet, 8P/Tuttle, also sometimes known as Mechain-Tuttle’s Comet.