QUADRANTID METEORS. Message from from Terry Moseley: "This is one of the best annual meteor showers, and is expected to peak during the late morning of 3 January. This means that best views from Ireland will be just before dawn on the morning of the 3rd, with reasonable views also later that evening when the sky gets dark again, although the radiant will be a lot lower down at that time, and the First Quarter Moon will interfere. But you can see some Quadrantids any time from New Year's Day to 5 January, so keep a look out if the sky is clear.
The radiant lies in Ursa Minor, about half way from the end of the 'Plough' handle to the head of Draco. If it's clear in the few hours before dawn twilight begins on Sat 3rd you might see 50-60 Quadrantids per hour in a really dark sky."
Check this website to see how many meteors are in each shower - and submit your own observations! This is a live count of meteor showers based on visual data entered through the IMO electronic report form. It is made by Geert Baresten, now a PhD student at Armagh Observatory.