ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS IN JANUARY 2021, A SHORT REVIEW OF MARVELOUS VIEW BY PHYSICS INN

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS IN JANUARY 2021, A SHORT REVIEW OF MARVELOUS VIEW BY PHYSICS INN January 2, 3  -  Quadrantids Meteor Shower.   The Quadrantids is an exceeding average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its climax. I think dust grains to produce it left behind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003. The shower runs from January 1-5. It peaks this year on the night of the 2nd and morning of the 3rd. The waning gibbous moon will block out most of the faintest meteors this year. But if you are patient, stil…