We've got the last meteor shower of the year taking place in our night sky on Sunday night into Monday morning before dawn. Named the Ursid meteor shower, it coincidentally comes with the official arrival of Winter. Winter arrives at 10:03 a.m. on Sunday.

The Ursid meteor shower is named for the constellation Ursa Major, which we all know as the Big Dipper. The meteors will appear to radiate from an area between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. The radiant is fairly high in the northern sky all night long. The best time to look for the meteors almost anytime Sunday night.

The annual forecast is five meteors in an hour of viewing. However, you might still see a meteor or two or three coming from the Geminid meteor shower, which peaked a week ago. 

The thin crescent moon sets early in the evening, so the moon will not interfere with your seeing the faintest of meteors. The Ursid and Geminid meteor showers are a great way to bring a close to the year. And just to add some mystery to the show. There are records of the Ursid meteor shower showing off lots of shooting stars. The shower is linked to Comet 8P/Tuttle, a periodic comet that orbits the sun every 13 years. The Earth enters the comet's orbit every year and catches a few bits of space debris.