[meteorite-list] First Meteor Shower of 2012 (Quadrantid)

[Ron Baalke]

Space Weather News for Jan. 3, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

FIRST METEOR SHOWER OF 2012: The annual Quadrantid meteor 
shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 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.