Learn the Sky | Ursids Meteor Shower 2022 @learnthesky | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 45 minutes ago.
The Ursids meteor shower is an annual celestial event that happens from mid-December up until the Winter solstice. In this video, we will explore the cause of the Ursids meteor shower, how many meteors you can expect to see, and get practice identifying Ursa Minor, the radiant for this meteor shower.

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Comet 8P/Tuttle
2:36 - Meteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite
2:55 - Meteor Showers and its Radiant
4:21 - Ursa Minor

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Ursa Major Constellation: bit.ly/LearntheSky-UrsaMajorConstellation
▶ Ursa Minor Constellation: bit.ly/LearntheSky-UrsaMinorConstellation
▶ Polaris North Star: bit.ly/LearntheSky-PolarisNorthStar

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▶Animation of Comet 8P/Tuttle: By Phoenix7777 - Own work. Data source: HORIZONS System, JPL, NASA, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75303938
Meteor across Sky: By Michael Eberth - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50237776
▶Meteor at sunset: By Jacek Halicki - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34706346
▶Green meteor at sunset: By Stefanos Dermetzidis - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90806449
▶Lyrids Radiant: By Bruce McClure and Joni Hall - EarthSky.org[1], CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23834287
▶Railroad Tracks: By Bob Ramsak - Own work, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94729418

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