(meteorobs) Latest QUA data

[Chris Peterson]

I've updated my report at 
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/quadrantid2008.html . My raw counts are 
now converted to ZHR, and plotted together with both the MAC and IMO 
results. My coverage from Colorado extends for an additional 4-5 hours 
beyond the MAC and IMO data, giving a nice wide indicator of QUA 
activity (~ 12 hours).

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <meteoreye at comcast.net>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Latest QUA data


> BTW, I thought I'd mention that the MAC site IMO visual data (Red) is 
> a day old, and does not show the ~ 80 ZHR reflected in recent data.
>
> http://www.imo.net/live/quadrantids2008/
>
> I should point out that the on-the-fly data is not QC'd, and the error 
> bars are large during this "peak" period, so timing and intensity 
> could change, but the trend seems to be confirming a peak around 8 UT 
> +/- 1 hour. This is later than all predictions in advance (0200 UT and 
> 0640 UT) which will give the math heads something to digest.
>
> That's why we do this unique science/hobby. Sometimes, only the ground 
> truth grounds the models.
> As all science, it is an iterative process, with models and data (from 
> visual, video, radar sources) strengthening each other.
>
> Wayne