(meteorobs) No DRACS Oct. 6/7

[Paul Zeller]

I didn't get out to observe yesterday evening (Oct 7/8) but it looks like
very clear skies tonight (Oct 8/9). Did I miss the predicted peak of the
Draconids? I remember reading that they have a very sharp rise and fall in
a matter of hours.

  Paul Z.
  Indianapolis, IN, USA

On Oct 8, 2016 10:51 AM, "Michael Boschat" <andromed at dal.ca> wrote:

> Hi:
>
>
> Out from 9:30pm till 1am = 0 Draconids!   2 sporadics about -1 and +0, 15
> planes, 2 sea gulls and 2 bright point flashes
>
> in sky at different locations.
>
>
> tonight to be overcast...  radio rates not good for my location....
>
>
> Clear skies
> ----------
> Michael Boschat
> Halifax Center - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
> Astronomy page:  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org <meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org>
> on behalf of Koen Miskotte <k.miskotte at upcmail.nl>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 8, 2016 10:02 AM
> *To:* Meteor science and meteor observing
> *Subject:* Re: (meteorobs) No OCC Meteors Oct. 6/7, but a GIA fireball
>
> hi George,
>
> Congrats for seeing a GIA fireball!
>
> Hope more will appear the next day's.
> Good luck!
>
> Koen
>
>
> Op 7-10-2016 om 21:57 schreef george:
> >           Screech Owl Hill Observatory,  Mountain Meadows
> >                  Mathias, West Virginia - October 6/7, 2016
> >
> >
> > Although I didn’t do any formal recoded meteor observing last night,
> > while I was dong other types of observing I was lucky to catch a nice
> > slow yellow -4 magnitude GIA fireball that occurred at 00:29 UT.  It was
> > the best GIA meteor I have ever seen, but that isn’t saying much as I
> have
> > only seen a few of them over my many years of meteor observing.  Besides
> > the Barred Owl that was heard close-by, the field crickets also added to
> the
> > serenity of the night.  Unfortunately, it clouded up later.  Tonight
> looks to be
> > pretty bleak as we are socked in solid with clouds and rain.
> >
> > Starry Skies,
> > GWG
> >
> >
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