The first meteor shower of 2014 is ready to go, and the Quadrantid Meteor Shower -- as it's known -- will be peaking over the Canary Islands today! Want to catch it? Here's the details!

According to Discovery News (who are reporting on actual science for a change, instead of the latest in the Honey Boo Boo Child saga), eastern and central Asia -- which includes Japan -- will be witnesses to several Quadrantid Meteor Showers throughout 2014. Right now, though, the best visibility for the meteor shower is over Spain's Canary Islands. "Peak activity is expected at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) Friday evening, when the radiant of this shower is ascending the dark northeastern sky. It will be early Saturday morning local time across Asia during the best viewing time, and with no moonlight to interfere this might turn out to be one of the best meteor displays of the year. Morning twilight will not interfere until about 6 a.m. local time," reports the site.

But if you're not anywhere near Japan or Spain, and are instead stuck in the Western Hemisphere (specifically, in America), fear not, because you can also catch the shower, according to NBC News. You're just going to have to wait a little longer to see it.

"Since it will be Friday afternoon along the East Coast and noon on the West Coast, observers will have to rise before dawn or wait until after sunset, local time. Both options mean observers will see fewer meteors in the night sky because of the peak period's unfortunate timing this year. If you venture out to look before sunrise on Friday morning, the meteor shower radiant will be well up in the northeast sky, but it will many hours before the actual peak. You might catch sight of perhaps 10 to 20 'Quads' during an hour's watch," says NBC.