Geminds-Best Meteor Shower of the Year: Results

[MeteorWayne]

Not really; judging by what I saw last night, I'd be surprised if you saw more than one Geminid an hour.<br />I saw 4 in three hours, they were barely the most active shower for the night.<br />Where in Oregon, pray tell? I used to work for Tek so have made two pilgrimages to Mt St Helens, and in fact right next to the pooter is a piece of pumice from said volcano.<br />Gee if I only had a webpage where I could share this information......<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[markj_87]

Will anyone be watching the Ursid shower tonight? I heard an outburst may occur tonight resulting in ~39 meteors an hour for a few hours.

 

[MeteorWayne]

The peak is about 1 hour from now, 1900 UT (2PM EST)<br />Last night, I was prepared, but forecast was mostly cloudy. Lo and behold, at 2:10 AM EST I peeked out and it was marginally clear, so I put on my cold weather gear (this time of year, one does not consider observing without proper thermal protection,) scrambled up to the observatory and started observing at 2:53 AM. By 3:03 AM it was overcast, sigh....<br />So in my 0.2 hour I saw one sporadic, no Ursids.<br />The forecast for tonight is heavy rain <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" /><br />Such is life <img src="/images/icons/crazy.gif" /><br /><br />If anyone has clear skies right now, it's worth taking a look for them. ZHR is usually about 10, but has produced outbursts of up to 50 an hour in 1945 and 1986, and about 30 in 2000.<br /><br /><br />If it's clear January 3rd, I'll go out and look for the Quadrantids (peak 0030 UT Jan 4). This shower has a very short peak ZHR of 120/Hour. With a full moon and radiant elevation of 1 degree above the horizon, 3 or 4 meteors is about all I can hope for. I just like to log a few every year, weather permitting, so I can say I tried. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>