Watch Up To 100 Meteors Per Hour In The First Meteor Shower Of 2020, Visible From Illinois
Get ready for the 2020 meteor shower in Illinois. Find a remote place for viewing and be sure to bundle up before heading out to view one of the best shows the sky will put on all year long. Scroll on for more details:
The first meteor shower of the year that you'll be able to see in Illinois will take place in the early morning hours of January 4, 2020.
You'll either want to stay up late the night before or set an alarm for about 2 a.m. to see the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is predicted to take place between a span of just about six hours.
As long as it is a clear night, those who turn their eyes to the skies can expect an excellent show. Even the moon will have set by the time the 2020 meteor shower begins.
There are expected to be between 50 and 100 meteors per hour during this phenomenal event, which, like most meteor showers, is named for an old constellation.
Illinoisans are lucky to be in the northern hemisphere where this astronomical event will be most visible. While meteors are likely to fill the sky, you're best chances of seeing them will be to find the Big Dipper and set your sights just above the handle.
The best place to see the show is someplace remote, either by a lake, along a back road, or even in your own backyard if you don't experience light pollution there.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
