Quadrantid Meteor Shower, First of 2012, May Dazzle Early Wednesday

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   "The first meteor shower of 2012 — the lesser known Quadrantid meteor shower — will kick off a new year of skywatching when it peaks on Wednesday (Jan. 4).
   
   While many meteor displays in 2011 were washed out by a bright moon, the Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to put on a spectacular light show, with no pesky moonlight to interfere. The peak of the Quadrantids will occur at around 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT) on Jan. 4."
   
   
   http://news.yahoo.com/quadrantid-meteor … 03094.html

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      Don Fairchildposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I will try to stay up to see this event.  Always fun to watch...
      On a side lobe of interest -- did you know that amateur radio operators look for meteor showers so they can bounce VHF and UHF signals off of the radio reflective trail of the meteor.   The reflections will last for many minutes and allows communication over a much longer range than normal for this frequency range.
      
      Enjoy...

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   Update http://news.yahoo.com/strong-quadrantid … 02516.html
   
   I'm generally up before daylight, so I might actually get to see this one.

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      logic,commonsenseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      If you are up for more that 4 hours, you're supposed to see a doctor.

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         AEvansposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Lololo!

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         paradigmsearchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         My neighbor is a much better solution.

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   diplessposted 12 years ago

   Think i'll definitely try and stay up for this

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   Dame Scribeposted 12 years ago

   Thanks Paradigm I've got my sons loving to catch a meteor shower these last few yrs we missed out on the last shower with cloud cover being in the way hopefully we get to see this one hope you had a great New Year bash

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   Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

   I try to catch the showers when the moon is not interfering with the show.  You never know when a fireball will make an appearance.  Something to see!

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   Alas, not seeing anything yet. But I'll keep checking. I'm not seeing too many stars either; so apparently there are some very light cloud cover issues. Wednesday, Jan 4, 3:50 AM.

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