Look at the sky on Monday the first meteor shower of 2021

One of the best meteor showers of the year is scheduled for early next week and you’ll only have a few hours to see it, according to NASA.

The Quadrantid meteor shower will begin in the early hours of the morning of January 4 and will last until dawn.

Just look to the northeast, look at the sky and you may be able to see up to two dozen meteors per hour, NASA officials said.

“The visibility of meteorite rains from year to year has a lot to do with whether there is a bright moon in the sky at that time or not. that vision conditions should be good, as long as the winter weather is not overshadowed by local skies, “NASA said in a statement.

The farther away you are from the city lights, the darker it will be and the easier it will be to see the meteor shower.

NASA officials said that while this meteor shower has been one of the best this year, it is not the only fact we will have to wait for this month.

Mars will rise before dawn next to the red giant star Antares this month, and both will be visible in the southeast, just an hour before sunrise each morning.

Antares is larger than Mars, but to the human eye it will appear as a small point of flashing light in the sky, according to NASA.

And, on January 20, the couple will be joined by a “thin moon of the moon” in the sky, which will be a beauty you won’t want to miss.

To learn more about NASA’s sky forecast for this month, click here.

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