Watch the skies for Quadrantids Wednesday morning

01/02/2012

If you can brave the cold, bundle up and watch the Quadrantid meteors Wednesday morning, January 4th. Best viewing time will be between 3 AM local time, when the moon sets, and dawn.

The "radiant", the apparent point of origin of the meteor stream, will be above your northern horizon near constellation Draco. Wear several layers of clothing and watch the darkest part of your sky.

For more: NASA Quadrantids

Posted by Stargeezer on 01/02/2012 at 06:15 AM | Permalink

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