Quadrantids Quadrantids The Quadrantids (QUA) are a January meteor shower. The zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of this shower can be as high as that of two other reliably rich meteor showers, the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December, yet Quadrantid meteors are not seen as often as meteors in these other two showers, because the peak intensity is exceedingly sharp, sometimes lasting only hours. Additionally, the meteors are quite faint (mean magnitude 3-6 mag). The meteor rates exceed one-half of their highest value for only about eight hours (compared to two days for the August Perseids), which means that
Timeline of the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests (May–December 2011) and thirty women among the Riyadh protestors were arrested. Most were released by 28 December. During protests in Qatif on 30 December calling for freedom and equality and for the release of political activists from prison, police snipers on rooftops fired guns at protestors. At least three protestors were injured. Similar protests were held in other towns and villages in the Qatif province. Timeline of the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests (May–December 2011) The following is a timeline of the 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests from May to December 2011. The 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests are a series of ongoing protests taking