(meteorobs) Quadrantids on 4 JAN 2011 from southern Maryland

[Richard Taibi]

I was only able to watch for an hour before the sky became 80 percent covered with moderately thick cirrus clouds. The Quads were bright (mean magnitude was +0.8) but there were no fireballs.  After the watch, as I prepared to return home, I saw a -2 QUA near Arcturus, the brightest seen this morning.  These results have been shared with IMO.
 
4 January 2011, 6:38 - 7:38 UT (1:38 - 2:28 a.m. EST)
Bel Alton, MD, USA; 76d 59m W long; 38d, 28m N lat; ~10 meters elevation.
 
6:38 UT - 7:38 UT; Teff=1.00, Lm=5.0, F=1.00, Field Center=170d RA and +36d Dec (between Leo and Ursa Major)
 
QUA: -1, 0 (2), +1, +2, +3, Total= 6
 
SPO: 0, +1 (2), +2, +4; Total=5