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Re: (meteorobs) Great White North Geminids...
Cathy,
Glad to know at least you tried and went out to Almonte. I simply stayed put...
As soon as I noticed the wind changing from the north-east at 11:00
PM, I knew we were in trouble. I stayed home but was ready to take
off anytime. Was watching WeatherNetwork with constant news to "go
out and enjoy Geminids". I still tried as I was awake almost till
dawn, without much sleep, watching briefly out the window every 30
min. (Gems also my favorite).
Hopefully better luck with the Quads...
Pierre
>Greetings all,
>
>In spite of nothing but cloud and rain and snow for about a week and a half
>solid up here... there was some hope for last night. We were sitting on the
>western edge of the large north-south cloud system, and I was optimistic
>that we might get at least some partial skies on the fringe as this shifted
>eastward...
>
>Due to the forecast, several new observers that had expressed interest in
>coming out with me, decided that they weren't willing to chance questionable
>skies...
>
>So... I took off on my own, and drove west of Ottawa, to near Almonte,
>Ontario, and spent the night camped out in my little truck waiting for it to
>clear... Set my alarm clock for every hour on the hour, all night long, and
>woke up to check the skies...
>
>Absolutely no luck at all. It has now <continued> to sock in here, and we
>are under a winter storm warning, high winds and blizzard conditions
>expected to move in this evening...
>
>However... I tried. Geminids have always been my favorite shower... and I
>wasn't about to give up without a struggle! ;>
>
>- Cathy Hall
> Ottawa, Canada
> Great White North
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