The Quadrantids are considered by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, though activity is often unseen because of ...

But arkticus means north because it is a reference to the Great Bear constellation, which we know today as The Big Dipper. The Big Dipper (Ursa Major or Big Bear in Latin) is the most-recognized ...

The shower's radiant is in the constellation Bootes. The easiest way to find it is to look north for the Big Dipper. Then, follow the "arc" of the Big Dipper's handle across the sky to the red ...

The meteors seem to emerge – or radiate – from an obsolete constellation called "Quadrans ... and Draco near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, NASA says. Both the constellation and ...

Get ready for a spectacular start to 2025, as one of the most active meteor showers in the astronomical calendars is set to light up the skies.

The Quadrantids meteor shower will have its most vibrant display tonight into early Friday morning, with meteors emanating from the northeast in the direction of the Big Dipper. Partly to mostly ...

During this window, the radiant point below the Big Dipper between the constellations Boötes and Draco will be well-positioned in the northeastern sky. Adding to the favorable conditions is the ...

Penticton stargazers can learn how to use telescopes during a workshop at Okanagan College later this month. In a press ...

The shower’s streaming point lies in the obsolete constellation of the Mural Quadrant (Quadrans Muralis), a faint group of stars below the handle of the Big Dipper that was once recognized as a ...

The Penticton branch of the Okanagan Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is hosting a workshop for telescope ...