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People's University in the Department of Culture of the City of Cartagena held on Monday 17 November a night to observe the Leonids meteor shower occurs each year between 15 and 21 November.
Every 33 years, the Leonids show a peak of activity due to the dust from the comet Tempel-Tuttle is not evenly distributed along its orbit.
The activity was attended by 35 people, with explanations of two specialists in the field, Juan Ortega and Juan Pedro Gomez, Cartagena could see the sky on a clear night featuring constellations, planets and a moon wonderful.
Moreover, as a prelude to the Astronomy Workshop will be opened in February to mark the International Year of Astronomy on 22 December there will be a conference under the title 'The Star of Bethlehem' collect astronomical and religious vision of this star as Christmas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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