A new rain of stars that guided the Magi – Terra Peru

The first meteor shower of the year is here. This is the Quadrantids, a meteor shower of great activity that you can see from 1 to 5 January , the eve of Epiphany.

The Quadrantids are rains biggest stars of the year

Photo: AP

Peak more activity of the Quadrantids, one of the most active meteor showers throughout the year along with the Geminids, is given in the Sunday night 3 . The moon will allow to observe this phenomenon as it is in waning phase.

are expected to 120 shooting stars per hour . They will also be very visible, as these are slower meteor, traveling at a speed of 41 km / h, and often leave persistent trains.

Although radiate from the constellation Bootes, the Quadrantids are named after the constellation of Quadrans Muralis disappeared.

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