Want to enjoy the uncommon scenery from your balcony? Let’s adjust your alarm for about 3 a.m. eastern time, especially for Wednesday morning. The annual Quadrantid meteor shower will be active from January 1 to 7 and the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the meteor shower will peak January 3 to 4, with 40 meteors seen per hour. When the sky is so bright, you could see 60-200 streaks across the sky per hour. Nathaniel Servando, PAGASA administrator, said that the Quadrantid meteor shower hits the Earth’s atmosphere at the rate of about 40 km per second.
If you’re wake up too late from the dawn, you’ll miss that moment because Quadrantid meteor only last a few hour. It because they happen when Earth passes through the narrow trail of debris left by an asteroid called 2003 EH1. “The incinerated dust is believed to be particles from the debris ejected by the near-Earth asteroid 2003 EH1”. Servando said. Remember one thing; it’s the best to see the meteor shower in a nice, dark place far from crowded cities with no street lights and as few trees and tall building as possible, and look up. It’s also very cozy to lie in a lawn chair. Actually it’s fun to lie on the green grass, but the air in much United States area will be cold and crisp. So, just prepare the proper warm clothing.
Most meteors streak by in a second or less, sometimes in clusters. The streaks will appear to radiate from a point in the northeast, near the handle of the Big Dipper, but they could appear anywhere in the sky.
The Quadrantids are often the most intense of the year’s annual meteor showers, but also one of the shortest. Different with that, another meteor shower, such as the Perseids in August, are caused by the more widespread debris from comets, so you may see it last several nights. But it seems you should not wait until August to enjoy the wonderful dawn. PAGASA said that the shining Venus will be visible in January, shining brilliantly at magnitude -3.8 and will be standing at about 20 degrees above the west southwestern horizon. And of course, those sky stuffs will be more fantastic to see if they are not accompanied by the very bright street lights, building lights, and the fumes or smoke from the vehicles. You will also feel the uncommon atmosphere, which is pretty difficult to be found in these crowded days.
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