Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight

Washington Post (blog) - 4 hours ago By Elizabeth Flock The Quadrantid meteor shower is unpredictable and sometimes difficult to see, but skygazers say tonight will be clear and dark enough that the first meteor shower of the year may also be the best. The Quadrantid meteor shower in 2009.By Lauren Steussy After hundres of years orbiting the sun, a centuries-old meteor shower will fly across the northern hemisphere early Wednesday morning. Skywatchers in San Diego will have a chance to witness the meteor shower if they wake up before . t's one of the lesser known and briefest meteor showers of the year but it makes up for it with a stunning display that peaks at 200+ meteors per hour; catch it tonight. Astronomy | meteor showers | Tonight is one of the odder meteor showers of the years. Why is it odd? Well for one, it's called the Quadrantids -- named after a constellation that got redefined. Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere can look forward to 2012's first meteor shower which is set to peak at 2:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 4. With crystal clear skies and a setting moon in the west skywatchers in Acadiana may get a nice meteor treat tonight after midnight.