Meteor Shower 2024 Usain. The first full night of astronomical winter is one of the longest nights of the year and is made even more special by the annual ursid meteor shower. As 2024 winds down, so too is the geminid meteor shower.
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky called radiant. Three meteor showers are active now: