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Re: (meteorobs) zodiacal light on Jan 03, 2001



Oooops, I goofed!  I meant "z.l.", for "zodiacal light", not "z.d.".  Sorry 
for any confusion.    Rich


>From: "Richard Taibi" <rjtaibi@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
>To: meteorobs@jovian.com
>Subject: (meteorobs) zodiacal light on Jan 03, 2001
>Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 20:35:04 -0500
>
>Hi Everyone,
>   I observed this am, looking for Quads (see elsewhere here).  Without
>expecting to, I saw what I think was zodiacal light at about 10 mins after
>astronomical twilight began this morning.  I didn't expect to see it.  I
>thought it was supposed to be a spring and fall phenomenon.  I observed 
>from
>38degrees 25 mins North, if that makes a difference, which I suppose it
>does.  The z.d. appeared in southern Ophiuchus and in the "head" or claws 
>of
>Scorpius (the three bright stars NW of Antares).  Is there a reference
>source which would help predict where and when Z.D. will be found?  This 
>was
>a marvelous morning because the z.d. was preceded by an Iridium satellite
>flare (-6), and followed by a -7+/-1 mag Quad FB.  It was the sort of
>aesthetic experience which helps you ignore sub-freezing temps!
>   Rich Taibi
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