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In the night from 3 on 4 January the people of Russia can observe the peak of the annual meteor shower Quadrantids, according to the website of the Moscow planetarium. According to scientists, it is expected up to 120 meteors per hour.
To see the first of the year in Starfall, you need to look in the North-Eastern sky after midnight, and better yet an hour later when the Moon rose over the horizon. On a clear dark sky should be seen 1-2 meteor per minute.
Meteor shower Quadrantids got their name from the constellation of the Wall Quadrant, which was excluded from the official list of constellations and stars were related to the constellation Bootes, the Dragon and Hercules. The radiant flux is the constellation Bootes, and is a likely source of meteors is the asteroid 2003 EH1.
This gorgeous night landscape was captured during the peak of quadrantid 4 January 2013. The waning Moon illuminates the rugged landscape and part of the great wall of China.
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