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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2013 to Peak Late Wednesday

The first meteor shower of the new year will peak late Wednesday into Thursday. Clear skies forecast for Wednesday evening.

Look up in the Northern Virginia skies tonight and you might get a look at a meteor shower. The Quadrantid meteor shower is named for an extinct constellation, but the shooting stars that seem to sprout from it still arrive yearly, and the opening of the 2013 show began overnight Monday into Tuesday. The Quadrantids is one of the lesser-known meteor showers of the year, but that doesn't mean it's anything less than spectacular. Take a look at this Quadrantids meteor shower video or these pictures of the Quadrantids. While the shower begins overnight on the first day of the new year, NASA tells us Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in the wee morning hours of Thursday, when skies over Northern Virginia are forecast to clear, according to the …

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Urbandale Weather Forecast for Perseids Meteor Shower Peak 2012: Best Time and Place to Watch (in Urbandale Patch) and The Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: When and Where to Watch (in Urbandale Patch)

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Orionids Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch

Shooting stars will be flying early in the morning this week in the Orionids meteor shower over Fairfax County.

The offspring of Halley's Comet are about to put on quite a show over Fairfax County.  Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet beginning Monday, which will give us the benefit of the annual Orionids meteor shower—though you probably won't see much until a few days later. If you live in an area that's relatively dark, you shouldn't have too much trouble seeing the meteor shower. If you live in a more densely populated area where they may be some light pollution, try moving to a darker area.  Space.com has these tips and more: Get as far away from city and other artificial lights as possible. Meteor showers are best viewed in really dark skies. Try to keep the moon out of your field of vision, too. The shower should be…

Ashley Ramirez

8:25 am on Friday, October 19, 2012

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