(meteorobs) Ursid and Quadrantid?

Roberto Gorelli md6648 at mclink.it
Fri Dec 26 05:58:04 EST 2014


On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:57:16 -0500
  Paul Zeller <pzeller1966 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  I had very clear skies for most of the night and decided to get out 
>and
> count/plot meteors, though we're between major showers. I observed 
>between
> 8:00 - 9:05 UT Dec. 26. LM near 5.0 with some high clouds moving in 
>by the
> end. I was watching high in the Northwest. Only 4 meteors seen, and 
>2 were
> Sporadic. But from the speed and direction, I'm almost sure that one 
>was a
> late Ursid while another was an early Quadrantid. Is this possible? 
>I
> realize that both showers are known for very sharp, short lasting 
>peaks,
> and that we're almost four days past the Ursid peak and nine days 
>away from
> the Quadrantids peak. I just wanted to throw this out there! Paul Z.
> Indianapolis IN USA.


Quadrantids at 26 december, nine days before the peak? Sorry, 
pratically impossible, probably sporadic meteor casually in the right 
direction and speed.
Best greetingsw.
Roberto Gorelli





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