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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Another meteor shower is expected to fill the skies late tonight and early Thursday morning. NASA says the Quadrantid meteor shower was first observed in 1825 and is the remnants of a comet that was first identified in 2003.
The Quadrantids are expected to bring more than 100 pieces of debris per hour to the Earth’s atmosphere, which will burn about 50 miles up. Scientists say most of the northern hemisphere will be able to see the meteor shower with many Asian countries getting the best seats for the first meteor shower of 2013.
With a bright moon and a forecast of partly cloudy skies for northeast Alabama, only the most patient and hardy sky gazers will probably see this lesser-known meteor shower in the Northern skies just before sunrise Thursday. For those not wanting to venture into the early morning weather expected to be in the upper 20s, NASA will provide a live internet stream of the meteor shower from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
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