One of the crazier astronomy outings my family and I have enjoyed was a trip to Little Mountain in about 1990 to watch the Quadrantids. We took a large tarp, foam pads, sleeping bags and quilts and laid on top of the snow. It was about plus 10F, but the kids were warm enough to even fall asleep. I remember something like 60 or so at the peak ZHR. We observed from around 1:00 to 3:00. A memorable night for all of us. It is genuinely cold at Bryce Canyon now but it has warmed up to about plus 10F. I'm supposed to help with telescopes Saturday but I'm sort of hoping that no one shows up. I may need to break out my high altitude mountaineering gear just to be warm. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 12:13 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Quadrantids It was 7F at my house this morning Kim, a heat wave lol. Yep, they are fast and faint, but generally productive. Since I'm up early anyway, I usually look at the sky in the early morning. In my insulated overalls, I'm toasty warm. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
I thought about the Quadrantids as I drove to work this morning - minus 11F on the plateau. Not too sorry I missed them. As I recall, the Quadrantids are generally faint and fast, not the best for third-quarter moon viewing.
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