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(meteorobs) Re: quads on the 3rd not 4th
Pierre and All,
With the bright moon present in the morning sky I don't expect much
activity to be seen 6 hours after maximum. Still, one never knows
exactly how these showers behave. If it's clear where you live, check it
out!
Happy New Year!
Bob Lunsford
Pierre Martin wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> If the Quadrantids maximum arrives exactly at 18 UT (assuming max
> ZHR=120), how strong could we expect the ZHR to be approximately 6
> hours later?
>
> If I recall correctly, a number of Japanese observers reported seeing
> fairly strong Quadrantids rates during the 2001 return. This would
> seem to be at least a few hours after the predicted maximum. I'm
> hoping that perhaps another late performance from this shower might
> improve the odds of seeing some earthgrazers along the east-coast of
> North America?
>
> In any case, I'll be hoping for clear skies.
>
> Pierre
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