Quadrantids

To view Quadrantids, go outside and allow your eyes 30-45 minutes to adjust to the dark.

Activity can be still seen from the Quadrantids if your skies are clear and transparent.

The parentage of the Quadrantids had long been a mystery.

The Quadrantids should appear to emanate from a point between and below the two star patterns.

Because of the direction from which they come, the Quadrantids are a northern-hemisphere phenomenon.

The next shower is the Quadrantids during the first week in January.

The Quadrantids meteor shower is still named after this former constellation.

He believes that the 1.2-mile-wide (2 kilometers) asteroid is the source of the Quadrantids.

The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.

The Quadrantids meteor shower takes its name from an extinct constellation.

In January of 1995, it was again clear for the Quadrantids and we again went to watch this show.

The specific colors given off by the Quadrantids as they burn up may tell what molecules they contain.

That's why they're known as the Quadrantids.

The Quadrantids are notoriously difficult to observe because of a low radiant and often inclement weather.

The Quadrantids provide one of the most intense annual meteor showers, with a brief, sharp maximum lasting but a few hours.

The Quadrantids are often the most intense of the year's regular meteor showers, but also one of the shortest.

To see the Quadrantids, look to the northeastern sky at or after midnight, and be sure to bundle up against January's northern winter chill.

Until now, the most likely candidate for the source of the Quadrantids has been Comet Machholz, discovered in 1986.

He claims that this is the source of the Quadrantids and that it has not been seen until now because it has gone dark.

The peak rate of the Quadrantids has varied between 60-200, so its peak is not as consistent as other showers.

The Quadrantids will be the next major meteor shower; skywatchers can expect these to peak on the night of Jan. 3, 2012.

Jordanian radio meteor obervations Couldn't see the Quadrantids?

Dr. Jenniskens also estimates that the Quadrantids total more than 10 trillion pounds of rock and dust.

It is not surprising then, that the Quadrantids are not as well-known as some of the other annual meteor showers.

In 2013, Western North America will be favored to view of the peak of the Quadrantids.