{"id":139470,"date":"2025-01-02T23:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139470"},"modified":"2025-01-02T23:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:30:03","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-quadrantid-meteor-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139470","title":{"rendered":"What to know about the Quadrantid meteor shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">We call them shooting stars, but it&#8217;s actually meteors that create dazzling streaks of light across our night sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">With no time to waste in 2025, the first celestial show of the year gets underway this week with the Quadrantid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/play-5fafb9c81001124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meteor shower<\/a> peak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> said the Quadrantid meteor shower is unique because of its brief peak and the origin of the shooting stars. Most meteor showers originate from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/earth-what-is-in-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comet<\/a> debris, but the Quadrantids come from an asteroid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1899183087.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A view of stargazing as Quadrantids meteor showers peak, at Pigeon Point Light Station in Pescadero, California, United States on January 4, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A view of stargazing as Quadrantids meteor showers peak, at Pigeon Point Light Station in Pescadero, California, United States on January 4, 2024. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Quadrantids peak each year in early January as the Earth passes through the debris trail from asteroid 2003 EH1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/astronomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronomers<\/a> say this asteroid could be a new object known as a &#8220;dead comet&#8221; or &#8220;rock comet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/astronomy-stars-planet-what-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DON&#8217;T MISS THESE CELESTIAL EVENTS IN 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Although the Quadrantids have been observed in the night sky since the early 1800s, their origin was only discovered in 2003.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-1899172216.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Quadrantids meteor shower over Pacific Ocean of Half Moon Bay in California, United States on January 4, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Quadrantids meteor shower over Pacific Ocean of Half Moon Bay in California, United States on January 4, 2024. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Also, unlike other annual meteor showers, which peak over several days, the Quadrantids are a quick skygazing show. The peak lasts just six hours. According to NASA, this brief encounter is because the Earth crosses the thin stream of particles at a perpendicular angle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/meteor-showers\/meteor-shower-calendar\/#Quadrantids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American Meteor Society<\/a> (AMS), this year&#8217;s peak happens Friday, with the best chance of seeing meteors early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\"><strong>What to expect for 2025&#8217;s Quadrantid meteor shower peak<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">During the peak, as many as 200 meteors can be seen under perfect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> and viewing conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The timing of this year&#8217;s Quadrantid meteor shower peaks between 15:00 and 18:00 UTC (10 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST), which favors those in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hawaii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/2025\/01\/viewing-the-2025-quadrantid-meteor-shower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to AMS Editor Robert Lunsford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/fri-quadrantid-meteor-cloud-cover.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The cloud cover forecast for Friday morning. \"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The cloud cover forecast for Friday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While early January doesn&#8217;t offer the best weather for stargazing, the peak this year happens a few days after a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon<\/a> with only 11% illumination. This means less moonlight to compete with the meteor shower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Unfortunately, cloud cover will cover many parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/winter-storm-weekend-snow-ice-midwest-mid-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">active winter weather happening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the AMS, the Quadrantids continue through mid-January, when an average of 25 meteors per hour are possible under good conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/quadrantids-first-meteor-shower-2025\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We call them shooting stars, but it&#8217;s actually meteors that create dazzling streaks of light across our night sky. 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