(meteorobs) Quad max and SNAFU in southern Maryland

[George Gliba]

Rich,

    Don't be too depressed, those things happen in the cold. I remember 
doing a similar thing
a few years ago. I have a Panasonic mini-cassette recorder, and I put 
tape over the pause
button to prevent this from happening.  For you, seeing those fireballs 
alone should make it
worth it.  I opted to wimp out and stay in bed, as it was a work night 
and cold. So, in my opinion
"you the man".  I tell people that you are the top meteor observer in 
Maryland, and I mean it.

Starry Skies,
GWG



On 1/4/12 10:21 AM, Richard Taibi wrote:
> I almost used a subject line of 'AAUUGHH!! from southern Maryland.'  I 
> was lucky to have clear skies, my usual +5, and I was careful every 
> once in a while to check that the tape recorder's mike cord was 
> attached correctly...But, I didn't check to see if the Pause button 
> was depressed.  Because of that, I have only 39 minutes recorded of a 
> Teff of 2.00 hours, and I'm mildly depressed!  It's been a long time 
> since I goofed like that, honest.
>
> Quad max here, at 837-1037 UT, seemed to be slow, like it had already 
> passed, or was about to arrive.  I can't complain about the shower 
> members I saw, many were bright, especially since I saw 3 fireballs.  
> (The third one was not recorded and does not appear below.)  And the 
> rate of 9 Quads during 39 minutes doesn't seem too shabby either.  
> But, as I recall it, it seemed slow-especially the second unrecorded 
> hour.  Below is a quick report before I send my result off to the IMO.
>
> January 4, 2012, 837-916 UT (recorded period)
> Bel Alton, MD, USA; 76d 59m W longitude, 38d 28m N latitude
>
> Teff=0.65, F=1.00, Lm=5.0, Field center was near Cor Caroli.
>
> QUA: Total of 9: -4,-3, -1, +1 (2), +2 (2), +3, +5
>
> SPO: Total of 3: +2, +3, +4
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