Lucknowites, don’t miss these celestial events in 2025
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lucknowites, don’t miss these celestial events in 2025

Hindustan Times  

From meteor showers, supermoons and one lunar eclipse, the Uttar Pradesh capital will witness various celestial events in 2025. There will be four eclipses across the world of which only one lunar eclipse will be visible from the city, said media incharge and scientific officer at Indira Gandhi Planetarium, Sumit Srivastava. The first ‘Quadrantids’ will be visible in the city on January 3 and 4 as part of which about 80-120 meteors could be spotted per hour,” Srivastava said. “Another meteor shower ‘Perseids’ will be visible in the city between August 12-13 and one can spot upto 100 meteors per hour and on December 14-15 meteor shower ‘Geminids’ will be visible during which 150 meteors can be spotted per hour,” he added.

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