Quadrantid Meteor Shower Expected 2nd-3rd January, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 16:07
in Astronomy & Space
This year the Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its sharp peak of activity around midday on 3rd January in the UK (early morning in the US) . From the UK the best time to see them is in the last part of the night, before dawn on the morning of the 3rd, when perhaps a few tens of meteors will be visible each hour.
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