Thursday, December 29, 2011

First meteor shower of 2012 comes next week

msnbc.com: Technology & Science

The first major meteor shower of 2012 takes place on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 3 and the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 4. It peaks at 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT) on Jan. 4.In 2011, most of the best meteor showers occurred when the moon was close to full. This natural "light pollution" made the fainter meteors impossible to see. But 2012 starts out with a fine meteor shower, the Quadrantids, with absolutely no moon to interfere with the viewing. The  Quadrantid meteor shower  will peak on Jan. 4 at about 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT).


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