(meteorobs) Quadrantids from South Carolina

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I had hoped to observe the mornings of January 3 and 4, but it was 
cloudy and rainy all through the morning of the 3rd. Being a club 
observing weekend, I decided to observe from Givhan's State Park, SC in 
hopes some of my club members would join me in a meteor watch. With the 
low temperature being forecast at 27 degrees F, no one else showed up 
and the field was all mine.

I observed deep sky objects with my Celestron C9.25 until 2300 hours, 
packed everything up, and was meteor observing shortly after midnight. 
My plans were to observe during the period shortly after midnight in 
hopes of catching any last minute activity since the peak was expected 
to have occurred several hours earlier. My first Quadrantid rose up from 
the horizon at 0029 hours EST.

Quadrantid rates were very low, just a couple thrown in each hour. I saw 
more sporadics than I expected, and a few Anthelions, so there was 
enough activity to make it an enjoyable morning. After a couple hours 
the cold began to creep in, so I loaded up and headed home. Even though 
activity wasn't great, and I once again missed the Quad peak, it had 
been a while since I had clear skies to observe so I was happy.

-- 
Mark Davis, South Carolina, USA
meteors at comcast.net
namn at namnmeteors.org

North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
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