The Quadrantids meteor shower, one of the strongest and most consistent meteor showers of the year, reaches its peak tonight, January 3, 2025, offering a spectacular display of fireballs in the night sky.
Scots have been treated to a number of incredible night-time displays recently. The Northern Lights cascaded above us on New Year's Day, prompting readers to send the Record dazzling shots of the colourful night sky. Now, the country is gearing up for the first meteor shower of 2025. The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks tonight, Friday, January 3. This is the first opportunity of the year to witness fireballs in the sky.
The Quadrantids meteor shower is among the strongest and most consistent meteor showers and with clear skies will be visible until January 4 early morning. At its peak, as many as 110 meteors per hour could be visible, says NASA. The shower is set to deliver 20 to 30 meteors per hour under clear, dark skies at its peak. The shower is viewable in an area with low light pollution but the peak occurs just before the full moon, so moonlight will cause some interference. The peak period of the Quadrantids is a few hours, unlike other meteor showers that stay for two days. NASA recently shared their sky watching tips for January 2025, giving Scots the best chance of seeing something spectacular overhead. The viewing period lasts throughout the month but the binoculars should be dusted off for the Quadrantids shower tonight. What are Quadrantids? Quadrantids are blue meteors with fine trains that appear to come from the constellation Bootes, near the Big Dipper. Meteors are pieces of debris which enter Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of up to 43 miles per second (70km per second), vaporising and causing the streaks of light we call meteors. What is a meteor shower? A meteor shower occurs several times a year when Earth passes through debris left by passing comets — and sometimes asteroids. The Quadrantids originate from debris from the asteroid 2003 EH1. As these fast-moving space rocks enter Earth’s atmosphere, they encounter resistance from the air, become very hot, and eventually burn up
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