Quadrantid

/ ˈkwɒˌdræntɪd /

noun

1. any member of a meteor shower occurring annually around Jan 3 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Boötes

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Stargazers may also be able to spot shooting stars blazing across the skies, as the Quadrantid meteor shower continues.

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If you have already found yourself looking upwards over the past few nights you might have been lucky enough to have spotted some of the Quadrantid meteors shoot across the sky.

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We kick start 2025 with the annual Quadrantid meteor shower.

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The year starts with the Quadrantid meteor shower, named after Quadrans Muralis, an archaic constellation that modern astronomers lump in with the constellation known as Boötes.

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The Quadrantid meteor shower reached its peak last night with dozens of visible meteors per hour.

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