Check out the skies Monday for the first shower of 2021

One of the best meteor displays of the year is expected to take place early next week, and you will only have a few hours to see it, according to NASA.

The Quadrantid rain shower will begin early in the morning on January 4 and last until morning.

Just head northeast, look at the skies, and you may see as many as two dozen meteors per hour, NASA officials said.

“The visibility of meteor exhibitors from year to year has a lot to do with whether or not there is a clear Moon in the sky at the time. This year, the Moon will set shortly after midnight at local time, meaning that the viewing conditions should be good, as long as the winter weather does not keep track of your local skies, NASA said in a statement.

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

NASA officials said that despite this meteor shower being one of the best this year, this is not the only thing we need to look forward to this month.

Mars rises in the morning with the big red star Antares this month, and both of them are visible low in the southeast, just an hour before sunrise each morning.

Antares is larger than Mars, but to the human eye, it appears as a tiny light space in the sky, according to NASA.

And, on January 20th, there will be a “narrow crescent moon” in the sky and this will be a beauty you don’t want to miss.

To learn more about NASA ‘s space forecast for this month, click here.