Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are larger explosions of light persisting longer than an average meteor streak.

A rare wolf supermoon, the first full moon of the year, will illuminate the night sky Friday into the small hours of Saturday — but it might have to compete with the Quadrantid meteor shower for atten...