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2021’s Quadrantid meteors marred by moonlight – EarthSky
In a dark sky, you might see 25 meteors per hour at the Quadrantid’s peak. But moonlight is sure to mar this year’s production.
View larger. | In 2014, as the Quadrantids were flying, people at far northern latitudes were seeing auroras. Photo by Tommy Eliassen.
The Quadrantid meteor shower is 2021’s first major meteor shower. Unfortunately, a bright waning gibbous moon will light up the sky on the expected peak night from late night January 2 until dawn January 3. Although the Quadrantids have been known to produce some 50-100 meteors in a dark sky, their peak is extremely narrow, time-wise. Peaks of the Perseid or Geminid…
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