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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Quadrantids Peak Has Passed
Hello Meteor Gazers,
If you’re looking to view the Quadrantids Meteor Shower and reading this post, you probably missed it. You’ll have to wait until next year. The Quadrantids is a very focused peak that occurred at 12:50 Universal Time on January 3rd. If in fact you did get out there to view [...]
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 [...]
When is the Next Meteor Shower?
The next meteor shower we will discuss on MeteorBlog.com will be the Quadrantids Meteor Shower of January 2009. MeteorBlog.com is your online interactive meteor shower calendar. Bookmark our site and check with us often as the site will be frequently updated giving you information and facts about all meteor showers throughout the year. [...]
