Boötes guides the Big Dipper.
- LOOK FOR
- Arcturus · Izar · Muphrid
- THE FIGURE
- Arcturus is the bright recognition point of the herdsman.
The Quadrantids retain the name of the former constellation Quadrans Muralis. Their radiant is a direction in the sky, not Arcturus. - THE PATTERN
- The Herdsman
An artistic interpretation of the constellation figure. The illustration is not a historical artefact; other sky traditions use different figures and stories.
- METEOR SHOWER
- Quadrantids 00010 QUA
- ORIGIN
- 2003EH1
- SEASON
- Late December–January; strongest activity usually in early JanuaryRepresentative catalogue stream; consult a current observing calendar.
Meteors appear to radiate from this direction. The constellation does not produce them.
Illustrative activity, not measured counts or an annual forecast.
The four animation stages compare illustrative activity. They are not measured rates or this year’s forecast.
- REFERENCE SKY
- Hong Kong18 June 2026 at 21:00 HKT
- Quadrantids radiant · J2000
- RA 230° · Dec +49.5°
- Arcturus · J2000
- RA 14h 15m 40sDec +19° 10′ 57″
One J2000 catalogue solution; radiant drift is not modelled.
Choose Horizon for a level view with true directions and an adjustable reference time. Art keeps the composed view. The scenery is imagined; neither mode is a live local sky.
A constellation is an area of sky, not one coordinate.
About this sky & sources +
Catalogue stars and traditional line patterns share one celestial projection. Terrain and mythological figures are original artistic interpretations.
Art preserves the composed scene. Horizon uses the labelled reference location and time and true cardinal directions, with a level mathematical horizon. Its continuous illustrated panorama is an imagined setting, not surveyed terrain.
Catalogue coordinates use J2000 and are precessed to the scene date. Weather, moonlight, terrain obstruction and atmospheric refraction are not modelled. This is a learning view, not an observing forecast.
Artwork: original generated illustrations for KamCosmos, including reused locally produced figure layers. Star catalogue and linework: d3-celestial; BSD notice retained in this page.
