Winter Begins Sat.; Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Sun. w/ Web-Cast The season of Winter begins in Earth's Northern Hemisphere at the moment of the Winter Solstice on Saturday Afternoon, 2013 December 21 at 12:11 p.m. EST (17:11 Coordinated Universal Time). The annual Ursid Meteor Shower peaks the next morning at 9:00 a.m. EST (14:00 Coordinated Universal Time). An all-night long web-cast of this meteor shower will be available, beginning early Saturday evening. http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/12/winter-begins-sat-ursid-meteor-shower.html gaw Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director, Friends of the Zeiss < http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/fotz/ > Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] > SpaceWatchtower Blog: < http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/ > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).