Arlene, Those situated in the Middle East can most likely see Quadrantid activity on both the mornings of January 3 and 4. The rates will not be high as you...
In late December this year, 3 fireballs were witnessed on different dates over the Ottawa (Ontario) region. What makes this interesting is that much fewer...
can someone tell me when/if i can view the Quadrantids from this part of the world...and what's optimum viewing time. sure hope the skies clear... thanks, ...
Robert, You are correct that the radiant will only be approximately 47 degrees in altitude at the start of morning twilight on January 3, 2001. Are these very...
Cool. ANOTHER FIREBALL!(someone mentioning a recent bevy of fireball?) What a nice holiday gift from the sky! Where and when?: Location: San Diego, California ...
The moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday January 2, 2001. At this time it rises near noon and sets near midnight leaving the second half of the...
If you have ever removed both Pyrex and metal containers from the oven you know how different the temperature of the container feels. It depends on both the ...
Hi Wayne, It is not as absurd a suggestion as it might seem. Cosmic irradiation does produce a whole suite of very short lived cosmogenic nucleides in...
I just finished observing for over an hour in my backyard under extremely poor condition. I have learned to recognize antihelion meteors and the following...
Heard a great train which lasted for 1:10min on the 26/12/00 at 19:20 UTC on 98.5 Mhz (ABC Classic FM from Maryborough QLD). The train also brought in ...
The January 2001 issue of NEBULA, the monthly newsletter of the Goddard Astronomy Club, the employee oragnization of the NASA/GSFC in Greenbelt, Maryland is...
Just got a report of a brilliant green fireball seen to the north of Massapequa, Long Island at 6:23 pm EST, said to have descended all the way the observer's...
Does anybody recall how cold Apollo 13 within the crew compartment got when they had to shut down power to conserve their batteries? i recall hearing once that...
Hi, A few days ago there was some discussion on this list about free fall temperatures of meteorites and reports of warm to the touch fresh falls. I have a...
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First results from the visible spectroscopy of an outburst Ursid meteor (Dec. 24, 2000): Observations of the December 22 Ursid outburst show that the...
Ursids 2000 prompt report -Update- Visual results in Japan (The Nippon Meteor Society). ZHR has been computed with: - gamma = 1.0 (correction of Radiant...
No Ursids were seen this year from here as I have been sick with the flu since peak night....perfect timing! :( Am dragging myself out of bed tonight though...
Hi everyone! The Ursids are extremely well observed from the Netherlands. We experienced one of those very rare periods with totally clear skies all over the...
Hi Everyone, Although the Ursid data is disappointing to some of us and confusing to most of us, at least there IS data! We can be proud of obtaining the best...
Here is our nationwide weather outlook for viewing the Christmas Day partial eclipse of the Sun that will be occurring across much of North America. The...
As one of the 500 members of this list I am happy to hear that we can brighten anybody's life by sharing our knowledge, opinions, and observing experiences. It...
... The Visual Meteor Database: VMDB FILES 1999 AVAILBLE ... The 1999 files of meteor observations as collected by the Visual Commission of the International...
Damn! Accidently I deleted the message with the preliminary 10 min counts of one of the video cameras operated in California. Will someone be so kind and...
Hi! True to the forecast (wow!) the sky remained clear and I could observe again. I looked for any remaining activity from the Ursids, but none was seen. There...
The visual observations reported here paint a very confusing picture of the Ursids "peak" around 07:30 UT Dec. 22. Some observers report enhanced activity: ...
We've analysed the first video tape of our observations in California and find the following (preliminary) rate of Ursids. Camera: XX1332 Mullard Gen II...
Ursids 2000 prompt report (Update) Visual results in Japan (The Nippon Meteor Society). ZHR has been computed with: - gamma = 1.0 (correction of Radiant...
