NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared a stunning photo of the Quadrantid meteor shower– this year's first meteor shower– from her view aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The majestic view also features green bands of the aurora borealis or northern…
Quadrantid Meteor Shower is predicted to peak at around 08:20 UTC on January 4, 2020, favoring observers in North America. The first-quarter moon will set shortly after midnight, leaving fairly dark skies for what could be, weather permitting, a good show this year….
The Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the best annual meteor showers and well known for producing spectacular fireballs, will peak around 14:00 UTC on January 3, 2016. The Moon will be 6 days old at the time of peak activity, presenting minimal interference. This is…
The Quadrantid meteor shower will reach its peak activity, with about 80 meteors per hour (ZHR), on the night of January 3 and the early morning hours of January 4, 2015. A waning crescent moon will not interfere much with meteors and any of its fireballs. This…
Quadrantids are considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers, known for their bright fireball meteors – larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.This year, they peak on the night of January 3rd and the morning
The annual Quadrantids are the first meteor shower in 2013 and it will peak overnight, or more precisely, the first six hours of the morning of January 3rd. Unfortunately, the northern-hemisphere’s Quadrantid maximum, due around 13:30 UTC on January 3, has a
