Quadrantid Meteor Shower

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Quadrantid Meteor Shower

#1 Postby senorpepr » Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:07 am

On Monday morning, January 3, 2005, Earth will glide through a cloud of dusty debris trailing asteroid 2003 EH1, causing a brief meteor shower over central and western parts of North America. The best time to look is during the hours around 4 o'clock in the morning PST (6 a.m. CST or 12:00 GMT). Observers with dark skies might see a meteor every one or two minutes. Astronomers call this annual shower "the Quadrantids" because it radiates from the extinct constellation Quadrans Muralis.
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#2 Postby Aslkahuna » Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:06 pm

The Quads are a short duration shower of about 18 hours duration and the peak will favor the Western US-unfortunately, it's like to be cloudy with rain here tomorrow morning.

Steve
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