(meteorobs) Wasted night

[Bruce McCurdy]

Plan:

1)     Take a nap from 10-midnight while Lyrid radiant crawls out of the
muck. 

2)    Wake up at midnight, check satellite forecasts, get dressed.

3)   Head out to Blackfoot or alternate.

4)   Observe Lyrids from 1-4.

5)   Return home refreshed from another great observing experience. 

 

Actual:

1)     Sleep through alarm, wake up at 2:30.

2)    Rush to get stuff together, don't check satellite, briefly check sky
which looks not too bad in direction of Vega.

3)   Head out towards Blackfoot, but during the drive start to notice there
are hardly any stars.

4)   "Observe" through thickening clouds from 3:30-4:30. Final count: 2
Lyrids.

5)   Sigh.

 

Bruce

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