Quadrantids Meteor Shower: A New Year Light Show
When is the Quadrantids Meteor Shower? If you don't pay attention, you may miss this New Year light show!
What a way to bring in the New Year. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2013 peaks on Jan. 2-3. The Quadrantids come from an asteroid called 2003 EH1, just as the Geminids did in early December. Expect to see about 80 meteors an hour. Tips for best viewing of the meteor shower The meteor shower is expected to "last only a few hours," according to NASA.com. That means you should look for it in the the night of Jan. 2-3, not the night of Jan. 3-4. The best time to view the meteors will be between then and sunrise at about 7:50 a.m. Earthsky.org reports the Quadrantids peak might be in the hours just before dawn on Jan. 3. "Face the general direction of north-northeast, but take in as wide an expanse of sky as possible. Watch from about 2 a.m. …
