Quadrantids
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The Quadrantids are a meteor shower that peaks in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes. The zenithal hourly rate of this shower can be as high as that of two other reliably
Radiant point of Quadrantid meteor shower, active each year in early January
Qingyang event
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The Qingyang event was a presumed meteor shower or air burst that took place near Qingyang in March or April 1490. The area was at the time part of Shaanxi, but is now in Gansu province. A 1994 study
Quadrantids
…body of the Quadrantids was tentatively identified in 2003 by Peter Jenniskens as the minor planet 2003 EH1, which in turn may be related to the comet C/1490 Y1 that was observed by Chinese, Japanese and Korean astronomers some 500 years ago. The radiant point of this shower is at the northern edge of the…
Pingualuit aerial 2007