Look at the sky on Monday, for the first meteor shower in 2021

One of the best meteor showers of the year is scheduled to happen early next week and you will only have a few hours to see it, according to NASA.

The Quadrantid meteor shower will start in the early morning of January 4 and will last until dawn.

Just turn northeast, look up at the sky, and you’ll be able to see up to two dozen meteors an hour, NASA officials said.

“The visibility of meteor showers from year to year has a lot to do with whether there is a bright moon in the sky at that time or not. This year, the moon will set shortly after local time at midnight, which means that viewing conditions should be good, provided the local sky is not hidden by the winter weather, “NASA said in a statement.

The farther you are from the city lights, the darker it will be and the easier it will be to see the meteor shower.

NASA officials said that despite the fact that this meteor shower is one of the best this year, it is not the only event we will have to look forward to this month.

Mars will rise before dawn with the giant red star Antares this month and both will be visible in the southeast, just an hour before sunrise each morning.

Antares is larger than Mars, but to the human eye it will appear as a small flash of light in the sky, according to NASA.

And, on January 20, the pair will be joined by a “thin lunar crescent” in the sky and this will be a beauty you will not want to miss.

To learn more about NASA’s sky forecasts for this month, click here.