Watched near the peak (which occurs a little before noon our time) of the Quadrantids this morning. This shower of space dust comes from the minor planet 2003 EH1 and its peak is usually for a very short duration; literally hours–not days like normal showers. The radiant is around the big dipper handle straight up in the sky.

I watched for about 1.5 hours and saw about 25; 15+ were really nice. It was a treat this year because there was no moon…I have tried to watch this shower in the past and never saw much of anything! Here’s a couple I was able to catch…now let’s see if I can catch any sleep…