Brilliant streaks of light are set to illuminate the sky, heralding the years first celestial spectacle.
The meteor shower should be enjoyed from a poorly lit area, preferably away from city lights.
TheQuadrantids are an annual showerthat was first spotted in 1825.
A Quadrantid meteor shower as seen in the night sky over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China on January 4, 2022.Xue Bing/Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images
It is active from late December until mid-January.
Still, the meteor shower puts on quite the show during those few hours.
Although most meteor showers originate from comets, the Quadrantids come from an asteroid.
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