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"2024 Quadrantid Meteor Shower: A Spectacular Start with Fireballs and Shooting Stars"

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Source: Interesting Engineering
"2024 Quadrantid Meteor Shower: A Spectacular Start with Fireballs and Shooting Stars"
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The Quadrantid meteor shower is set to provide a stunning celestial display this week, with the best viewing expected during the night of January 3-4. The peak of the shower is anticipated around 12:53 UTC on January 4, potentially offering over 100 meteors per hour under optimal conditions, which include a dark, moonless sky and a high radiant point. This event could be one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year for astronomy enthusiasts.

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  1. Quadrantid meteor shower featuring potential fireballs to grace night sky this week  Interesting Engineering
  2. Quadrantid meteor shower 2024: The year's 1st meteor shower blazes over North America on Jan. 3  Space.com
  3. How stargazers can view the 2024 Quadrantids meteor shower this week  USA TODAY
  4. Meteor shower to kick off 2024 with possible fireballs, shooting stars  MLive.com
  5. First meteor shower of 2024 peaks Thursday, could be strongest of year  MassLive.com

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