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The year 2025 is starting with a New Year’s gift for stargazers as the stunning Quadrantid meteor shower is set to light up the sky. This cosmic wonder that first appeared on December 27 will peak on January 3 and 4. NASA said the spectacle will last until January 16.
Everything You Need to Know About the Quadrant Meteor Shower
As the Earth orbits the Sun, several times a year it passes debris left behind by comets – and sometimes asteroids. The source of the Quadrantids is the debris of asteroid 2003 EH1.
The Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaks on Friday, offers the first opportunity of the year to see fireballs in the sky. According to NASA’s William Cook, while most meteor showers are named after the constellation where they originate, the Quadrantids are named after a constellation that no longer exists. These meteors generally lack long trails, but their bright heads may appear as fireballs. NASA estimates that the peak could bring up to 120 meteors per hour.
Will Quadrant meteor shower be visible in India?
The report says that peak activity will be seen in India on the night of 3 to 4 January. The meteors will probably peak around 11:15 pm IST. Some reports claim that the best time to view the scene is from 5:30 pm on January 3 to 5:24 pm on January 4. Sumit Srivastava, senior scientific officer of Indira Gandhi Planetarium in Lucknow shared ndtv During the peak the city is expected to see 80 to 120 meteors per hour.
When is the next meteor shower?
The second meteor shower of the year will be the Lyrids, which will be active between April 16 and 25 but will peak between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. on April 23.
How to watch the Planetary Parade 2025?
In addition to the Quadrangle meteor shower, a ‘planet parade’ which is a rare astronomical phenomenon where all the planets appear to align in the same line, a parade like is going to be seen this month. Although it is difficult to capture all nine planets at once, previous views have shown Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Venus aligned. The planetary parade will take place twice in 2025, once in January and once in March. Six planets, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, will be visible from January 21, 2025, and for about four weeks thereafter.
(With inputs from The Associated Press)
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