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Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend as Supermoon Cuts Visible Rates

The brief, hours-long maximum favors Northern Hemisphere observers in the early hours of January 4.

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Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21–23 Under New-Moon Skies

Perseid Meteor Shower Offers Best Viewing Now in New Moon Darkness Before Dual July Showers