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The month kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, peaking on Jan. 2 and 3, offering a dazzling display of meteors if skies are clear. Mid-month, the first full Moon of the year will rise, and ...
The Quadrantids (QUA) are a meteor shower that peaks in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes.The zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of this shower can be as high as that of two other reliably rich meteor showers, the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December, [4] yet Quadrantid meteors are not seen as often as those of the two other showers because the time frame of ...
Peak activity is predicted to occur from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST, during which the Quadrantids can produce about 120 meteors per hour, according to the AMS. Quadrantids, 1st meteor shower of 2025 ...
Astronomy enthusiasts, brace yourselves for a dazzling display as the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025, light up the sky. The Quadrantids are unique among meteor showers as they ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. A waning crescent moon means good visibility under clear and dark conditions. Most meteor showers are named for the constellations where they appear to originate from in the night sky. But the Quadrantids ...
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The Quadrantid meteor shower is caused by debris from an asteroid called 2003 EH1, which takes more than 5 years to complete one orbit around the sun.
The Quadrantids have the potential of 200 meteors an hour under perfect conditions, but most astronomy fans can catch 20-30 meteors an hour under clear, dark skies during the peak, according to NASA.