The next meteor shower is the January 2010 Quadrantids. Last year I was amazed by how active this meteor shower was. The Quadrantids can produce up to 120 meteors per hour and meteors appear bluish-white. When observing the Quadrantids they seem to flicker as they streak across the sky at a startling speed of [...]
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Meteor Shower – A West Coast January Treat
Treat yourself to a meteor shower this Saturday morning. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower starts January 1, 2009 and will peak in the morning hours of Saturday January 3rd.
What Time to View the Quadrantids Meteor Shower of 2009?
Quadrantids are known for strong short outbursts during the maximum. The expected climax will be at 12:50 [...]
