Quadrantid meteor (solid line) and airplane (dashed line, from the plane’s blinking lights) – caught near midnight on the night of January 3-4, 2019, the peak night of the Quadrantid shower – from Joel Coombs in Las Vegas, Nevada.“Another Quadrantid, same place as the first,” wrote Joel Coombs. He captured this meteor several hours after the one above. Thanks for the photos, Joel!Eliot Herman captured this whole sky view of a Quadrantid meteor over Tucson, Arizona, on the morning of January 4, 2019. See a wide angle view here. Thank you, Eliot!Quadrantid meteor streaks past the Big Dipper on the morning of January 4, 2019, as captured by Annie Lewis near Madrid, Spain. Thanks, Annie!
Bottom line: A few photos of 2019 Quadrantid meteors, from the EarthSky community.
Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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