Ursids
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The Ursid meteor activity begins annually around December 17 and runs for over a week, until the 25th or 26th. This meteor shower is named for its radiant point, which is located near the star Beta Ur
Ursa Minor with the radiant of the Ursids marked in red
Quadrantids
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The Quadrantids are a meteor shower that peaks in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes. The zenithal hourly rate of this shower can be as high as that of two other reliably
Ursids
…narrow stream, prompting veteran meteor observer, Norman W. McLeod, III (Florida) to comment that the Ursids "must be a compact stream like the Quadrantids. You have to be within 12 hours of maximum to see much." Gary Kronk's Meteor Showers Online - Ursids…
Radiant point of Quadrantid meteor shower, active each year in early January