The 2014 Quadrantid Meteor shower takes place Friday Space Daily reported.
"The Quadrantids should be a better show this year than on some others because it happens during the dark of the moon, so there's no moonlight to contend with seeing fainter meteors," Ben Burress, an astronomer at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, California told National Geographic. "The Quadrantids begin and end in a short period, so finding the time when you can see them can be a fickle thing," Burress told National Geographic. "Make sure to find a safe, dark place away from city lights [that] is clear of trees and buildings, and most of all stay warm and be patient."
Human beings in Europe and Asia can see the spectacle at its best at 7:30 p.m. Utah Time National Geographic reported. United States on the West Coast already had the sight at dawn Friday, but meteors were still visible after the fact. East Coast states can see the shower at 2:30 p.m. Friday while the sun is still in the sky.
"Normally, a shower's peak activity is spread out over many hours, or even the better part of a day, and you can even see some activity up to a week before or after the peak," Burress told National Geographic.
Click here to see a live Ustream view of the event as it is seen across Huntsville, Ala from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Space Daily reported.. The camera will be turned on at 6 p.m. National Geographic reported. Conditions will cloud up to start, and then skies will be completely visible in the wee hours of the morning.
One or two stars will fall a minute according to astronomers National Geographic reported. The best time to see them are between 2. a.m., and 3 a.m.
