Just what I always wanted: a lovely yet ‘elusive’ meteor shower for my birthday tomorrow!Space Weather News for Jan 3, 2012FIRST METEOR SHOWER OF 2012: The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4th, when Earth passes through…
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Quadrantid Meteors and a Solar Eclipse Jan 4, 2011
Space Weather News for Jan 3, 2011QUADRANTID METEOR SHOWER: Sky watchers in the northen hemisphere should be alert for meteors before sunrise on Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Earth is about to pass through a narrow stream of debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1, the parent of the annual Quadrantid meteor shower. Forecasters say the encounter could produce a fast flurry of 100 meteors per hour during the