Starry sky MOSCOW, Jan 2 The Quadrantida meteor shower will allow you to see up to 120 «shooting stars» per hour, the peak of the stream will come from midnight to dawn on January 3, according to the website of the Moscow Planetarium. «On January 3, the first New Year's starfall will be poured — at the peak of the Quadrantida meteor shower, up to 120 meteors per hour are expected … The best time to observe will be from midnight to dawn. «, — said in the message. It is specified that the visibility conditions for observing the meteor shower are ideal throughout Russia. In addition, the Moon will also not interfere with the observation of meteors. The radius of the meteor shower (a point that appears to be a source of meteors — ed.) Is under the handle of the Big Dipper in the constellation Bootes. Previously, the constellation of the Wall Quadrant was located there, which gave the name to the meteor shower. However, the constellation proposed in 1795 was not popular with astronomers and was subsequently excluded from the list of constellations. 
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