Anyone know the forecast for Thursday night/Friday morning? I originally had hoped to go to St. George or another warmer spot for observing, but demands at home changed that scenario. If weather is clear, I’ll go somewhere with my arctic sleeping bag to observe and try to photograph the shower. Anyone else interested? Kim Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1128 - Release Date: 11/13/2007 11:09 AM
Hi Kim, On 11 Dec 2007, at 20:48, Kim wrote:
If weather is clear, I’ll go somewhere with my arctic sleeping bag to observe and try to photograph the shower.
My hat is off to you, sir. I'm sitting here in a (relatively) warm house, drinking hot tea and sitting on a heating pad, all-the-while running the scope remotely via computer. And even then I complain that I have to go outside long enough to open and later close the observatory roof. I don't know how you folks observe for long stretches in the cold. Time for another cup of hot tea... patrick p.s. Brrrrrrrrrr
It's not looking good state-wide from what I've been able to glean from the various forecasting services. Snow on-and-off all night, anywhere from a dusting to several inches depending on location. Although there does seem to be consensus that the eastern half of the state will take the brunt of it. St. George may actually be the best bet weather-wise. I'm not travelling for Geminids (too few and far between, even though they can be bright and slow-moving) so I'm hoping for a break in the cloud deck around midnight here along the Wasatch. On Dec 11, 2007 8:48 PM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
Anyone know the forecast for Thursday night/Friday morning? I originally had hoped to go to St. George or another warmer spot for observing, but demands at home changed that scenario. If weather is clear, I'll go somewhere with my arctic sleeping bag to observe and try to photograph the shower. Anyone else interested?
Yeah, another bust for the Geminids. I checked periodically throughout the night, but all I saw were clouds. Y'know, I've looked at clouds from both sides now, like from up and down. Still, for some reason it's clouds illusions that I recall. I guess I really don't know clouds very well. But, who cares? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:48 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Geminids It's not looking good state-wide from what I've been able to glean from the various forecasting services. Snow on-and-off all night, anywhere from a dusting to several inches depending on location. Although there does seem to be consensus that the eastern half of the state will take the brunt of it. St. George may actually be the best bet weather-wise. I'm not travelling for Geminids (too few and far between, even though they can be bright and slow-moving) so I'm hoping for a break in the cloud deck around midnight here along the Wasatch. On Dec 11, 2007 8:48 PM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
Anyone know the forecast for Thursday night/Friday morning? I originally had hoped to go to St. George or another warmer spot for observing, but demands at home changed that scenario. If weather is clear, I'll go somewhere with my arctic sleeping bag to observe and try to photograph the shower. Anyone else interested?
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Kim, the weather prospects are looking much better for tonight- and if I'm reading things right, the peak is early Saturday morning, yes? This just might work out after all. On Dec 14, 2007 11:03 AM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
Yeah, another bust for the Geminids. I checked periodically throughout the night, but all I saw were clouds.
I understood that the projected peak was tonight/tomorrow AM. Even if that's not the case, it would be worth an observing session if the sky is clear. Anyway, I do plan to keep an eye on the sky tonight. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 2:30 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Geminids Kim, the weather prospects are looking much better for tonight- and if I'm reading things right, the peak is early Saturday morning, yes? This just might work out after all. On Dec 14, 2007 11:03 AM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
Yeah, another bust for the Geminids. I checked periodically throughout the night, but all I saw were clouds.
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Quoting from S&T at http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights "The best time to view the 2007 Geminid meteor shower from North America is the night of December 13–14, with good prospects the following night as well." pw On 14 Dec 2007, at 15:18, Kim wrote:
I understood that the projected peak was tonight/tomorrow AM. Even if that's not the case, it would be worth an observing session if the sky is clear. Anyway, I do plan to keep an eye on the sky tonight.
Kim
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