Meteors tonight

The Quadrantid meteors to be seen today and tomorrow night in Kuwaiti skies, Astronomer Adel Al-Saadoon said on Wednesday.

The Quadrantids are a major shower, Al-Saadoon told KUNA, adding that they come from a comet that broke into fragments when it was nearing the sun 500 years ago.

He added that Quadrantids meteors are a combination of many meteors in space throughout the years, producing more than 100 meteors per hour from a radiant near the North Star, noting that the first phase of the meteors in 2012 has already peaked and it is possibly visible around 10:00 PM at North Pole direction, and, specifically, south of the Big Dipper. [Source]

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8 comments, add your own...


  1. Lulz says:

    Quick what’s a good viewing spot? One hour left.

  2. xboclibe says:

    i looked at the skys from 9:20 pm-10:15pm from my terrace no luck i was expecting this badly :(

  3. Blink says:

    I gave up on trying. I always try to look at these things and it’s never where I’m standing. :(


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