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2025’s first meteor shower 'Quadrantid' to light up the skies: When to watch in India

IndiaTimes Thursday, 2 January 2025 ()
The first weekend of 2025 brings the Quadrantid meteor shower, peaking on January 3rd-4th with 80 meteors per hour. Viewing is best from the Northern Hemisphere, despite cold and brief peak window. The Quadrantids, from asteroid 2003 EH1, offer bright fireballs and are named after the historical constellation Quadrans Muralis.
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