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The Sky at Night · S24 E13

The Quadrantids

1980-12-07

Meteors or shooting stars are familiar objects in the night sky. Several times during the year showers of meteors occur. One of them, known as the Quadrantid shower, will be at its maximum on 3 January and could provide an impressive display of cosmic fire-works. Patrick Moore tells about this interesting phenomenon and explains what observers should look for.

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Season 24 Episodes

  • E1Mapping the Sky
  • E2Saturn: The Disappearing Rings
  • E3The Man Who Discovered a Planet
  • E4The Multiple Mirror Telescope
  • E5Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy
  • E6Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope
  • E7Quasars
  • E8The Mapping of Venus
  • E9Meteor Crater
  • E10Autumn Equinox
  • E11The Scintars
  • E12Voyager I Reaches Saturn
  • E13The Quadrantids