(meteorobs) Re: 2005 Quadrantids

[Robert Lunsford]

Bruce,

Yes, Monday morning January 3, is the Quad max.

Be careful out there! We would not want one of our favorite observers to 
turn into a popsicle!

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bmccurdy at telusplanet.net>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) 2005 Quadrantids


> Quoting Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa at cox.net>:
>
>> The weather for Southern California does not appear promising so I hope 
>> that
>> there are others who can try to view this activity on Monday morning.
>
>   That's five a.m on the first Monday in January, right? How inviting. I 
> am
> just about perverse enough to rise to the challenge. Indeed, I have every
> intention of being out there if at all possible. That said, at at the 
> moment
> here in Edmonton it's minus 22 Celsius with a 15 k north wind, heavy 
> overcast
> yielding light snow. By Sunday it's supposed to warm up to minus 16 or so 
> with
> some breaks in the clouds. So I'll be out there if I can, I really enjoyed 
> the
> Quads in 2003.
>
>   Just a reminder to those of you 'overnighters' on the list, to watch for
> the pair of inferior planets rising together low in the southeast. Mercury 
> and
> Venus will stay within a degree or so for almost three weeks, a marathon 
> by
> Mercury's normal fleeting standards. Might make a nice background for 
> anybody
> doing meteor photography.
>
>   regards, Bruce