Meteors from a shattered comet
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, January 4th, when Earth passes through a narrow stream of debris from a comet thought to have broken apart some 500 years ago.
The shower is expected to be strong (as many as 100 meteors per hour), but elusive, with a peak that lasts no longer than a couple of hours.
The shower's radiant near Polaris favors observers in the northern hemisphere.
Images, live audio from a meteor radar, and more information are available on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.
• Mike Terry comments:
Around now is the best time to view, and listen for pings on FM and possibly other radio propagation effects - Mike
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