(meteorobs) Quad max and SNAFU in southern Maryland

[Paul Jones]

I concur with Richerd's results from here in north Florida.  Quad rates
were much lower than I expected.  I only had a total of 18 Quads in 1 1/2
hours between 0800 - 0930 UT under top norch skies from St. Augustine.   I
decided it was not worth freezing to death for so I cut my session short.
Full data to follow, looks like maybe Europe got the good show once again
perhaps?

Clear skies, Paul in north Florida

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 10:39 AM, George Gliba
<gliba at milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>wrote:

> **
>
> 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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