(meteorobs) Geminids

[meteors at eclipse.net]

Peak night cloudy and foggy all night. Clearing was only 30 miles away,
but at the observatory, fog and low clouds. I waited till astro twilight
5:45 AM EST, then gave up.

So last night looked good, but....

I am so pissed.
Last night there were thin cirrus clouds, so I waited them out. Just after
midnight, it started to clear off, so I got ready to start recording data.
At 0027 EST I did my pre start intro into the tape recorder for a 00:30
start time. Then it started to fog over. By 00:33 I could still see some
stars, but couldn't see across the parking lot at the observatory. By
00:40 the stars were gone. I packed up and left at 00:50...I had to stop
the car, get out and walk twenty feet to see that I was heading toward the
exit....it took me 20 minutes to drive the 1 mile home.
sigh
Maybe tonight it will be clear toward morning, when rates are maybe 10 an
hour.

sigh

Maudlin Meteor Wayne