The new year is set to begin with what Nasa calls ‘one of the best’ meteor showers of the astronomical calendar, the Quadrantids meteor shower ☄️
The official peak occurs at 3am – so make sure you’re wrapped up warm and perhaps indulge in a couple of mugs of strong coffee if you really want to watch it at its best.
Of course, you’re going to need to give your eyes a little time to adjust to the dark, so it’s advisable to be outside for about 30 minutes before you really start watching for meteors.Ideally, you should face northeast to get the best view of the shower but it shouldn’t matter too much which direction you face.
Try to get as much of the sky in your view as possible – so stay away from trees, tall buildings or streetlights.As always, a lot of what you see will hinge on the weather. The end of December will see ideal viewing conditions across the UK, according to the Met Office. However, New Year’s Eve will bring patches of rain and clouds to the South East, Midlands and parts of Scotland and Wales.
The French astronomer Jérôme Lalande created the constellation that included portions of Boötes and Draco, but it has since fallen out of use. Unlike most meteor showers, which originate from debris left behind by comets, the Quandrantids come from asteroid 2003 EH1, which may be a ‘dead comet’.
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