Meteor Shower 2021 | Quadrantid meteor shower 2021

2021 is off to a flying start with its first major meteor shower landing on January 2 and 3

Luckily we're located in the Northern hemisphere so this is advantageous to see what is known as Quadrantids Meteor Shower. If seen, this is a spectacular sight with up to 50-100 meteors produced at its narrow peak.

Meteors are commonly called falling stars or shooting stars. A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky.

These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories.

The best time to view quadrantid meteor shower is on January 3 and 4 as the quadrantid meteor shower will be at its peak. There are live, meteor shower stream available. The quadrantid meteor shower peak will be on January 4th 2021. Meteor shower 2021 January or shooting star are visible in some places with the naked eye. You can watch the quadrantid meteor shower tonight.