"Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Dates and Viewing Tips for the New Year's First Celestial Show"

The Quadrantids meteor shower is set to peak in the early hours of January 4, 2024, offering stargazers a celestial show with up to 20 meteors per hour and potential fireballs. Despite a potentially obstructive half-full moon, the event promises a noteworthy spectacle as it is the last major meteor shower before the Lyrids in April. Observers are advised to seek out dark, clear skies and allow their eyes to adjust to the darkness for optimal viewing of this short-lived but intense meteor shower, which originates from the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis.