(meteorobs) Early Quadrantids Attempt
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GLDSKTR at aol.com
Sun Jan 3 06:35:58 EST 2016
Hi all,
The Quads are strange. I've attempted them for many years (as long as the
clouds stayed away). Most of the time, I've been clouded out. Some clear
years, the peak wasn't favored in my time zone (EST USA). But Paul, I'm not
surprised you didn't see any. That sharp, narrow peak is true to it's
word. I've nailed the peak one time in those years. ONE TIME! Before and
after, almost no activity. It's great if you can hit it. This year, I'm favored
again, and it should be clear out!
Crossing fingers!
Anthony
In a message dated 1/3/2016 4:53:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
pzeller1966 at gmail.com writes:
Kind of a disappointing morning here. I was outside from 7:30 - 9:00 UT
January 3 with a clear sky and LM = 5.1 before moonlight started to wash out
the faintest stars, but I didn't log a single Quadrantid. Three meteors
total ... 1 Alpha Hydrid (+2.0 mag.), 1 Anthelion (+2.0 mag.) and 1 Sporadic
(+1.0 mag.) Just below freezing with a breeze making a wind chill that was
several degrees colder. I hope the rest of you have better luck! We're
forecast to have clouds and scattered snow flurries for the Quadrantid peak on
Monday morning.
Paul Zeller
Indianapolis, IN, USA
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