Quadrantids meteor showers

Written By derrickronaldelmer Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Add Comment Edit

A meteor streaks past stars during the annual Quadrantid meteor shower in Qingdao Shandong province January 4. The Quadrantids are usually active between the end of December and the second week of January and peak around January 3-4.

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Plan ahead Here are dates of major meteor showers.

. Meteor showers are named for the constellation where the meteors appear to be coming from. Named meteor showers recur at approximately the same dates each year. Apart from being the first meteor shower of the year the Quadrantids are actually considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers NASA notedHowever it is a bit more difficult to see.

Asteroid 2003 EH 1. They appear to radiate from a certain point in the sky known as the radiant and vary in the speed frequency and brightness of the meteorsAs of November 2019 there are 112 established meteor showers. At its peak views may even witness up to 40 meteors per hour something which might be easily seen since there will be no moonlight to obstruct the celestial show.

Reuters The Quadrantid meteor shower could be about to set the standard for 2022. In the right conditions the Quadrantids are one of the best meteor showers of the year as they feature an average of 25 meteors per hour at their peak. So for example the Orionids Meteor Shower which occurs in October each year appear to be originating near the constellation Orion the Hunter.

1 day agoThe meteor shower generally occurs from December 28 and continues till January 12 but it is in the first few days of the latter when the Quadrantids offer the brightest view. Unlike other meteor showers that tend to stay at their peak for about two days the peak period of the Quadrantids only lasts a few hours. The Quadrantids peak is quite short lasting from about midnight to dawn but the volume of meteors makes the experience worthwhile.

Meteor Showers of 2022 Quadrantids January 34 2022. Peak viewing times will vary by a day or two each year. Meteor showers are mostly from comets.

Like the Quadrantids the Geminid meteor shower also came from dust particles of an asteroid this time a near-earth asteroid called 3200 Phaeton.

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