* Astronomy

Up to 15 meteors per hour may be observed in late hours of January 8

At present, the Earth is going through a meteor rain which is coming from the constellation of Puppides-Velides. Press secretary of the observatory in Pulkovo (near St. Petersburg) Sergey Smirnov says that the meteors may be seen in the late hours of January 8 and the early hours of January 9 if there are no clouds. On the average, up to 15 meteors may be observed within an hour.
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