The upcoming Quadrantids meteor shower promises a dazzling display, with observers potentially witnessing over 100 meteors per hour. This year's peak coincides with darkness, and minimal moonlight interference will enhance visibility.
This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse, fantastic displays of the northern lights, spectacular meteor showers and impressive rocket launches . Here's what's in store for the year ahead.This panorama shows several Perseid meteors over the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park, in the Red Deer River valley in Alberta. The Perseid meteor shower is an astronomical highlight of summer.
Every year, we get to experience not only the wonders of the sky, but also missions to space that expand our knowledge of our universe. This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse, fantastic displays of the northern lights — visible in light-polluted cities like Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto — and spectacular meteor showers. We also saw SpaceX's seemingly miraculous catch of its massive Starship booster, a crucial step in its development of a version of the spaceship that will take astronauts back to the moon in NASA's Artemis program. The Quadrantids produce roughly 120 meteors an hour at its peak, but only under ideal conditions. But the good news is that for this shower, the exact peak will be pretty close to when darkness falls. 'The nice thing about the Quadrantids is … we should be able to get within four or five hours of the absolute peak, so that the rate will be over 100 an hour, if it's clear,' said Peter Brown, Canada Research Chair in Meteor Astronomy and a professor at Western University in London, Ont. Another bit of good news is that the moon will only be illuminated by roughly 11 per cent, so it won't interfere with viewers' meteor-watching. This composite image shows several Perseid meteors over the course of a night near Mount Forest, Ont. After the Quadrantids, there are other, smaller meteor showers, but none that can boast 100 meteors or more an hour. That is, until Augus
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