Meteor shower

Quadrantids 2026

Active Sun 28 Dec, 00:00 → Mon 12 Jan, 23:59

Use your naked eyes. Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, so a telescope's narrow field of view is not helpful.

Find a dark open area with a wide sky view. Allow 20–30 minutes for dark adaptation — avoid phone screens (or use Red Mode).

The radiant is in Boötes, but for longer meteor trails look roughly 30–60° away from it rather than directly at it.

Reference ZHR

110

Idealised zenithal hourly rate under perfect dark skies with the radiant at the zenith. Real observed rates are usually lower.

Speed

41 km/s

Parent body

2003 EH1

Global maximum

Sat 03 Jan, 20:00