The January meteor shower known as the Quadrantids is an anomaly among major meteor events. It's a young shower — sightings of its component meteoroids were first noted in January 1835, quite late compared to the Lyrids, for instance, which have been on record since at least 687 BC. The Quadrantid shower is also the shortest of the major showers, with a peak lasting only four hours or so. This short viewing window suggests Earth passes through a narrow stream that's no more than 500 years old. Due to the relatively young age of the stream, the dust and particles haven't had much time to disperse into a broader lane of dust.
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