US EditionJanuary’s full wolf supermoon and the Quadrantid meteor shower will start off the new year
The bright supermoon will obscure many meteors during the Quadrantid shower, which peaks early January and can produce up to five meteors per hour, experts said.
- Later this month, January's wolf moon will peak at 5:03 a.m. ET Saturday and overlap with the Quadrantid meteor shower, making meteors harder to spot.
- The Old Farmer's Almanac explains the wolf moon name links to increased wolf howling in winter, with other tribal names like Potawatomi `mkokisis` and Lakota `wiotehika wi` reflecting seasonal activity.
- The Quadrantid meteor shower radiates from Boötes, with the best viewing from midnight to dawn ET Sunday, according to Robert Lunsford, fireball report coordinator, American Meteor Society.
- Find a dark site for best viewing and you can safely observe the moon with your eyes or use binoculars or a telescope, Noah Petro urged sky‑gazers ahead of NASA's Artemis II mission.
- After the Quadrantids, skywatchers look to the Lyrid meteor shower in April and the Perseid meteor shower around August 12-13 under ideal dark conditions.
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Coloradans can witness a meteor shower and a supermoon to kick off the New Year
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