✦ Quadrantids from Oslo
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The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks from Oslo around Jan 3-4, with up to 110 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a half moon will wash out fainter meteors, and from Oslo the radiant in Boötes climbs to 69° above the east horizon around 06:30. Local best viewing window: 23:40–06:30 CET on the peak night, about 6.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 110/hour headline figure works out to roughly 103 meteors an hour from Oslo under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: clear skies forecast, so a dark site is worth the drive.
2026 Conditions in Oslo
Peak Night
Jan 3-4
Meteors/Hour Here
~103
110 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌓 Fair
Best Viewing
23:40 — 06:30
CET · radiant 69° east
Tonight's Weather in Oslo
How to Watch from Oslo
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face east — Boötes reaches 69° at 06:30 CET, its highest while the sky is still dark