Stromboli, Sicily, Italy

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Stromboli, Sicily, Italy

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:19 PM Dark enough
11:13 PM Moonset
4:49 AM Best
5:47 AM Too light
Estimate
~40/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
51°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:17 AM

7:17 AM

Clears the hills at 7:22 AM, 5 min after sunrise

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:17 AM Sunrise
7:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:49 PM

4:49 PM

Behind the mountains at 2:38 PM, 131 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:07 PM Golden hour
4:49 PM Sunset
5:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

35% lit

10:36 AM – 11:13 PM

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10:36 AM Moonrise
10:56 AM 4°
4:52 PM Highest, 54°
10:52 PM 4°
11:13 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:17 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–7:59 AM
  • Morning best color 7:22 AM
  • Moonrise 10:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:07 PM–4:49 PM
  • Evening best color 4:20 PM
  • Sunset 4:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:49 PM–5:18 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:42 AM
  • Moonset 11:13 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:14 PM–5:42 AM

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