Posted on 01/11/2024 1:20:27 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Named for a forgotten constellation, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower puts on an annual show for planet Earth's northern hemisphere skygazers. The shower's radiant on the sky lies within the old, astronomically obsolete constellation Quadrans Muralis. That location is not far from the Big Dipper asterism, known to some as the Plough, at the boundaries of the modern constellations Bootes and Draco. The Big Dipper "handle" stars are near the upper right corner in this frame, with the meteor shower radiant just below. North star Polaris is toward the top left. Pointing back toward the radiant, Quadrantid meteors streak through the night in this skyscape from Jangsu, South Korea. The composite image was recorded in the hours around the shower's peak on January 4, 2024. A likely source of the dust stream that produces Quadrantid meteors was identified in 2003 as an asteroid.
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I haven’t seen the stars, I think, since before Christmas. It’s been a grey day every day, except for today. The Sun was actually out.
Shocked the hell outta me, I wasn’t expecting it. Now it’s back to more grey skies and snow. A blizzard on the way with really cold 🥶 air on the way.
I hate winter……
Quite the space battle going on up there.
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