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Re: (meteorobs) What next [after the Geminids]?
Stephanie, you've obviously been bitten by the meteor bug! :)
You're right, that the Ursids of late December will be severely
affected by bright moonlight... The only IMO shower still active
once the moon gets out of the way toward News Year's is a minor
but POORLY STUDIED (opportunity!) shower, the "Coma Berenicids".
The shower which is peaking on Jan 3 is the Quadrantids - one of
the great showers of the year, but a very tricky one to observe!
The Quads are tricky, because their peak activity may last only 2
to 6 hours at its best - only giving a narrow, unpredictable range
of longitudes on earth any chance of seeing high rates! Luckily,
predictions this year give the US (especially in the East) a good
shot at seeing the Quadrantid peak... *if* it's clear!
Here's what IMO's "Meteor Shower Calendar 2000" has on the QUAs:
http://www.imodot net/calendar/cal00.html#Quadrantids
BTW please keep in mind, you should *NEVER POOL THE DATA OF MORE
THAN ONE OBSERVER* together, if you wish to report those data to
the international meteor community for analysis - pooled data is
*NOT* the right way to do this! Instead, get out with friends if
you feel more comfortable, but ONLY record the meteors which YOU
see, and record only your own INDIVIDUAL estimate of conditions,
especially for the case of Limiting Magnitude!
Keep your eyes on the skies, Stephanie, and keep bringing those
excellent meteor questions to the 'meteorobs' list!
Lew Gramer
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