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(meteorobs) Informal pre-peak Quads
Because I have to go to work today, I did a brief,
informal pre-peak watch just in case something really
astounding might be happening (which it is not, I
think it may be safe to say)...
2003 January 3 UTC
30.31N, 97.31W, 150m (Austin, Texas, just over a
block from my apartment)
LM 4.4 (six stars in Leo, area #9)
Looked southwest of handle of Big Dipper (about +55
altitude?); about 10% (?) of sky blocked by trees
Teff, about 25 minutes during 11:10 to 11:40 UTC
QUA 2 (both about +2)
SPO 1 (about +3)
In nearly the same place and conditions in December
1996 I saw 15 or 16 Geminids (my first GEMs) in less
than an hour without really trying very hard.
Planning to go out tonight. The question is, given
that I don't think I'll be able to last all night, when
to start looking: (a) when radiant rises, for two or
three hours after, or (b) last two or three hours before
morning twilight -- or (c) something in between.
Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexasdot edu - Austin, Texas, USA
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