First Meteor Shower of 2013 to Peak This Week

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Weather.com - 1/02/13, Dennis Magee/Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Geminid Meteor Shower

A general view of the Geminid meteor shower in the National Park of El Teide on the Spanish canary island of Tenerife on December 13, 2012. Getty Images.

WATERLOO -- The new year will start with an annual light show, at least for those sturdy enough to brave some fairly intense cold.

The Quadrantids, a prolific meteor shower already under way, likely will peak Thursday evening or early Friday, and most of North America should offer prime viewing.

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