Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight

I'll probably get up and look for meteors, but the moon was pretty bright when I checked last night.
http://www.space.com/19091-moon-may-outshine-quadrantid-meteor-shower-tonight.html

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Moon May Outshine Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight and early Thursday, Jan. 3.

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elisabeth tubaut January 2, 2013 at 11:24 am

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It looks like a big blue balloon !
Lune mayyas January 2, 2013 at 12:05 pm

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Very wonderful landscape
Jake King January 2, 2013 at 12:35 pm

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Man i saw a huge ring around the moon bout a week ago.. has it been there since ? Im an astrology nerd.
MARISA TRINITY January 3, 2013 at 10:53 pm

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Nothing like that here in Africa
Jeff Sullivan January 4, 2013 at 4:10 pm

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The ring around the moon at night +Jake King is usually caused by ice crystals high in the atmosphere, like a "sun dog" during the day. I seem to see them more often on cold Winter nights.