(meteorobs) Seasonal greetings from the frozen north

[Bruce McCurdy]

    Paul M. wrote:

> Because of the cold and wind I observed from inside my station wagon with 
> the heater on.  Because of this obstruction 30%.  Perhaps half of this 
> obstruction was because I could not center my field of view as high as 
> usual - so a lot of ground was included in the bottom of my field of view. 
> The rest of the obstruction was around the edges of my field of view. 
> Whether this really resulted in a 30 percent reduction in the number of 
> meteors seen - I don't know.  Some reduction in limiting magnitude due to 
> looking thru glass.  The crescent Moon rose about 03:00 local time in the 
> SE.

    I did the same thing with the Geminids, worked out not too badly. Saw a 
decent number of meteors and, importantly, didn't freeze to death. Still 
haven't had a chance to transcribe my tape but hope to during the holidays.

    Speaking of which, my compliments of the season -- whatever season you 
may be celebrating -- to MeteorObs list members around the world.

    Bruce
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