The first meteor shower of 2024, known as the Quadrantids, is expected to occur on the night of January 3. Astronomers estimate that up to 120 meteors could be seen in an hour TASS With reference to the press service of the Moscow Planetarium.
Starfall can be observed from December 28 to January 12. The place where the meteors are released is located under the handle of the Great Bear bucket in the constellation Bootes.
Astronomers said that according to the estimates of the International Meteor Organization, up to 120 meteors can be seen per hour on the night when the activity is most intense, and about 1-2 meteors can be seen per minute in clear weather.
The best time to observe a starfall is considered to be the second half of the night, when the shower’s irradiance is highest above the northeastern horizon.
Astronomers in November clarified The secret of the asteroid that brought the Geminid meteor shower. Asteroid Phaeton, five kilometers in diameter, has long puzzled scientists. When a celestial body approaches the Sun, it develops a tail similar to the tails of comets. When the space object’s surface layer breaks apart, the separated dust and gravel continue in the same orbit and, when they meet Earth, cause the Geminid meteor shower in mid-December.
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