First meteor shower of the year peaks Thursday night

The first meteor shower of 2019 year will peak Thursday night, according to the astronomy site EarthSky.org.The best time to watch the Quadrantid shower is from late night January 3 until dawn on January 4.The Quadrantids have been known to produce some 50-100 meteors in a dark sky. However, the peak will only last a few hours.The exact peak of the shower, according to the International Meteor Organization, will be at 2:00 a.m. UTC, when skygazers in Europe may get the best view.The meteor showe