2013 Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peak: When and Where to Watch
The first meteor shower of 2013 begins Tuesday over the skies of Alexandria.
They may not be as impressive as the fireworks over the Potomac River for New Year's, but there will be another sky show starting tonight. The Quadrantid meteor shower is named for an extinct constellation, but the shooting stars that seem to sprout from it still arrive yearly, and the opening of the 2013 show will begin overnight Jan. 1 into Jan. 2. The Quadrantids is one of the lesser-known meteor showers of the year, but that doesn't mean it's anything less than spectacular. Take a look at this Quadrantids meteor shower video or these pictures of the Quadrantids. While the shower begins overnight on the first day of the new year, NASA tells us Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in the wee morning hours of Jan. 3. Unfortunately, the moon …
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