The Sky at Night · SEASON 24

The Quadrantids

Episode 13 · 1980-12-07

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Episode overview

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.

Season 24 episodes

1. Mapping the Sky1980-01-10 2. Saturn: The Disappearing Rings1980-02-07 3. The Man Who Discovered a Planet1980-03-20 4. The Multiple Mirror Telescope1980-04-17 5. Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy1980-05-13 6. Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope1980-06-10 7. Quasars1980-07-10 8. The Mapping of Venus1980-08-06 9. Meteor Crater1980-09-04 10. Autumn Equinox1980-10-01 11. The Scintars1980-10-28 12. Voyager I Reaches Saturn1980-11-20 13. The Quadrantids1980-12-07