It will be the perfect time to view the Quadrantids meteor shower, at least if you’re in Britain today — but that doesn’t mean you’re in for a spectacular show.

In what will be the first meteor shower of 2015, the Quadrantids shower will feature 80 meteors per hour during its peak, but a full moon threatens to disappoint people hoping to view the show.

A bright and waxing gibbous moon will “wash out all but the brightest meteors,” according to NASA as reported by the Guardian.

The moon will also be prominent in the sky, so for the average person, the meteor shower won’t be very impressive, although viewers may glimpse the occasional meteor.

In order to see the shower, people in Britain will need to look skywards during the wee hours of the morning, and look away from cities.

The Quadrantids shower is short and intense and best viewed in the northern hemisphere, although it can be viewed farther south.

The Quadrantids strike every year in January. It is rivaled only by the Perseids, which are in August, and the Geminids, which are in December. Because of its short intensity, it is not viewed as often as the other two showers, often lasting only a few hours.

Scientists believe the parent body of the Quadrantids is the Solar System object 2003 EH1, which may be related a comet that was observed by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean astronomers about 500 years ago.

It was named for Quadrans Muralis, which is a former constellation that was mapped out in 1795 by a French astronomer. They were named after the constellation after observers in 1825 witnessed the light show from the meteors, which appeared to radiate from Quadrans Muralis.