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| Meteor Shower can be seen in 2011 - TopNews United States Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:39 AM PST The year 2011 will begin with an attractive sky show for well-placed watchers when the annual Quadrantid meteor shower will be touching its peak in the next week. The New Year promises to be a fantastic one to see the Quadrantids since the moon, which at times can outshine the display, will be completely out of the picture. The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach its peak on late Monday (Jan. 3) or early Tuesday (Jan. 4). The moon will be in its "new" phase when it's dark and does not threaten to interfere with the meteor display. In this year, the most well placed skywatchers are expected to be in Central Asia and Europe. If predictions of the shower's peak come true, viewers there might witness as many as fifty to hundred meteors per hour. This Quadrantid meteor shower sky map points out the places to be watched in the northeastern sky for witnessing the shooting star display. It will appear in between and below the familiar constellations of the Big Dipper and Little Dipper. In the United States of America, the predicted peak would come at eight p. m. EST on 3, Jan. (0100 GMT Jan. 4). With the meteors appearing to emit from low on the horizon, viewers who are in the northern part of America might witness one dozen or two dozen Quadrantids per hour. Very few meteors will possibly be seen by skywatchers in the southern United States, since they would be emanating from below the horizon during the early hours of darkness. Quadrantid meteors do not emit in the full speed which are slower than the Leonids and Perseids, but are faster than the Geminids. They usually appear bluish in color accompanied by fine, long spreading silver trains. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Meteor shower visible next five days - NBC12 Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:10 PM PST By Ros Runner - bio | email RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Did you see any shooting stars early, this morning? If so, you are not alone. There's a little known meteor shower, happening right now. The Quarantids Meteor Shower is just past its peak However, some meteors should still be visible in the night sky through January 10, so you are not out of luck yet. What is a meteor? Commonly known as shooting stars, a meteor is the streak of bright light that can be seen from Earth when a chunk of space dust or rock burns up passing through the Earth's atmosphere. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere, but some big ones survive the trip to Earth. If that happens, and they land on Earth, they are called meteorites -- if they are big enough, they can make big craters. The Quadrantid Meteors, are relatively slow-moving -- that helps them occasionally create memorable, long streaks of light across the sky. For the best meteor viewing, you need to find a dark spot, away from city lights, lay down, look at the darkest part of the sky and enjoy the show. And there are other meteor showers you'll be able to see this year. The Perseid Meteor showers happen in late July and August and would be a good addition to your 2011 planner. The Perseids peak August 13-14. These are fan favorites because it's not so cold outside. Don't miss the Leonids in autumn, which peak November 17-18. And Geminid peaks near the end of the year on December 13-14. For more information about other meteor showers and celestial events in 2011, check this link. Copyright 2011 WWBT NBC12. All rights reserved. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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