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On the night of January 3 to 4, the inhabitants of the northern hemisphere of the Earth will be able to observe the meteoric flow of Quadrantides, reports CNN.
A moonless night should increase the chances of seeing meteors between midnight and dawn, but the location is also a determining factor. Meteors will be able to see an observer at a peak for only a few hours.
The best opportunity to observe the first meteorite rain in 2019 concerns those in the northern hemisphere, especially Europe and surrounding areas. [19659002] It is expected that it is possible to obachyty about 80 meteors an hour, but they can be known Quadrantides 200. The stream of brightly colored meteors – "fireballs" or car. They are due to the large particles of the asteroid that cross the Earth 's atmosphere.
Like the Geminides meteor, quadrantids were born in the form of an asteroid or "stone comet", and not an icy banal. This particular asteroid – 2003 EH1, which requires 5.52 years to fly once around the Sun.
The shortest peak of a meteor shower is due to the fact that only a small stream of particles interacts with our atmosphere. Each year, the Earth crosses the stone debris field for a short time.
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