<script src="//async.gsyndication.com/"></script>{"id":3116,"date":"2020-12-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrsoc.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2025-09-03T05:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T05:58:45","slug":"quadrantids-meteor-shower-%e0%b6%9a%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%9c%e0%b6%a9%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%bb%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%a7%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%a9%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%8b%e0%b6%bd%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%9a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrsoc.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=3116","title":{"rendered":"Quadrantids Meteor Shower | \u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc0\u0ddc\u0da9\u0dca\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0da7\u0dd2\u0da9\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d8b\u0dbd\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dad \u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dcf\u0dc0 | \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0bb8\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb4\u0bc8 | 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quadrantids, described by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, has been active since 28th December and will last till January 12, peaking on the night between 3rd \u2013 4th. Unlike most meteor showers which originate from comets, this one originates from an asteroid, named 2003 EH1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This meteor shower\u2019s radiant point is the constellation Quadrans Muralis, near the constellation Bootes. It will peak at 80-100 meteors per hour at around 8.00 pm in Sri Lanka on the 3rd of January. However, unlike other meteor showers, Quadrantids meteor shower\u2019s peak is very narrow, time wise, lasting only a few hours. 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