The phenomenon of the Quadrantids, the annual shower of shooting stars, can be observed in France on the night of Thursday January 2 to Friday January 3. This meteor shower occurs every year, visible even from France, around the same time each year.
This night from Thursday January 2 to Friday January 3, 2025, the Quadrantids phenomenon, the annual meteor shower, will occur. This shower of shooting stars occurs every year and can be observed even from France, around the same time each year.
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This year, the Quadrantids began on December 26, 2024 and will end on January 16, 2025. The intensity of the Quadrantides”reaches its peak at the beginning of January”, according to NASA. The expected peak for this year is therefore during the night from Thursday to Friday, when there will be many of them.
About 60 to 200 meteors per hour during the biggest peaks
Meteors are most often the origin of comets and asteroid debris. The Quadrantid meteors come from an asteroid: asteroid 2003 EH1. According to NASA, it is likely that the asteroid is a “dead comet” or a “rocky comet”, thus producing shooting stars.
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To hope to see some, despite the unfavorable weather conditions during the winter season, you must be under a clear sky and in a dark place, without light pollution. For tonight, the weather forecast calls for overcast skies, not necessarily good weather for seeing them. However, the weather will be clearer tomorrow morning in the north of France, around 6 or 7 a.m.
On average, the rate of meteors that can be seen is 25 per hour, with larger peaks. The big peak is expected this Friday, January 3 around 6:45 p.m. French time, according to forecasts from the IMO (International Meteor Organization).
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NASA explains that under the best conditions, 60 to 200 meteors can be seen per hour during the biggest peaks of the shooting star shower.
