Quadrantid

The Quadrantids are a meteor shower that peaks in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes. The zenithal hourly rate 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, yet Quadrantid meteors are not seen as often as those of the two other showers because the time frame of the peak is exceedingly narrow, sometimes lasting only hours. Moreover, the meteors are quite faint, with mean apparent magnitudes between 3.0 and 6.0.

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The Quadrantid meteor shower, one of winter's best shows, peaks late tonight (Jan. 3). However, the best time to view the shower is a few hours before sunrise tomorrow morning (Jan. 4) after the Moon has set. The shower's zenithal hourly rate is expected to be about 110 meteors per hour.

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