Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/01/02
By: Liu Chien-pang and Lee Hsin-Yin
Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) Astronomy buffs in Taiwan may soon have a chance to spot shooting stars as the
(Photo courtesy of the Taipei Astronomical Museum)
annual Quadrantid meteor shower nears its peak, the Taipei Astronomical Museum said Monday.
The Quadrantids are expected to peak at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, when an average of 120 meteors could flash through the sky per hour from a radiant in the northern sky.
With no interference from the moon, the Quadrantids could be very promising, the museum said, suggesting that the best time to observe the celestial event is between midnight and dawn on Wednesday.
The shooting stars can be easily spotted by the naked eye as long as skywatchers head to mountainous or suburban areas unencumbered by light and air pollution. [FULL STORY]
