(meteorobs) Absence of Ursids from East GA 12- 22/23-05

[meteorsga at bellsouth.net]

I saw no Ursids during a two hour watch before moonrise Thursday evening.  Meteor activity was slow (as expected that early at night) with only seven seen, including an ANT and, just as the watch ended, a -5 fireball that was distinctly yellow.

The Ursid radiant never got above roughly 15 degrees elevation and this may have been a contributing factor to their noticeable absence.  I faced north during the watch, and hope to have the report ready to post later tonight.

Here's hoping others who observed closer to the peak had better luck...

Kim Youmans
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> From: Michael Boschat <aa063 at chebucto.ns.ca>
> Date: 2005/12/23 Fri AM 09:50:31 EST
> To: Global Meteor Observing <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Subject: (meteorobs) Season's Greetings
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> Season's Greetings and a better and astronomically active 2006!
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> Michael Boschat
> Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center 
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