Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaked in January
- The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major meteor event of 2025, peaked in early January, offering one of the most intense celestial displays of the year.
- The meteor shower, known for its brief but spectacular peak, was visible primarily in North America, especially in regions like Mississippi, during pre-dawn hours.
- The meteor shower, which occurs every January, is named after the now-obsolete constellation Quadrans Muralis and radiates from the northeastern sky near the Boötes constellation.
- First observed in the 1830s by Belgian astronomer Adolphe Quetelet, the Quadrantids are believed to originate from asteroid 2003 EH1, a fragment of an extinct comet that broke ....
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