tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351124682213901690.post6602010214413981465..comments2023-09-23T04:36:44.126-07:00Comments on The Urban Astronomer: Quadrantids Meteor Shower - January 3-4, 2011The Urban Astronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08832236005805705235noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351124682213901690.post-64815939028593676712011-01-04T11:34:26.006-08:002011-01-04T11:34:26.006-08:00hi yakifung - I don't think there will be much...hi yakifung - I don't think there will be much to see tonight (Jan 4th into the 5th). The most concentrated period to see the Quadrantids was Monday night. I was out Monday for a while around midnight and saw a few small meteors, and again Tuesday morning for a while and saw one big meteor and some small ones too. But this was the trailing edge of the shower. Stay tuned: we have more meteor showers and other astronomical events happening all the time!<br /><br />-- PaulThe Urban Astronomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832236005805705235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351124682213901690.post-76459335744724664332011-01-04T10:42:49.529-08:002011-01-04T10:42:49.529-08:00I'm bummed that I most likely missed this even...I'm bummed that I most likely missed this event. But, I must ask just in case. Will there still be a show tonight, Jan. 4th?yakifunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234676628845671556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351124682213901690.post-70353172979513191932011-01-03T12:47:14.872-08:002011-01-03T12:47:14.872-08:00The MSNBC article is not wrong, but is a bit misle...The MSNBC article is not wrong, but is a bit misleading. First of all, I know from experience that the radiant is in the NorthEast in the late night and early morning. But to verify this, take a close look at the image on my blog or on MSNBC. The image itself shows the Big Dipper pointing to the North Star (at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper), which itself is on the left-side of the image. That is because the right of the North Star is the NorthEast direction in the sky, which is where you will find Bootes and Arcturus :-)<br /><br />However, after sunset in the evening the radiant is in the NorthWest part of the sky, descending lower and then rotating around the North Star to the NorthEast where it rises late in the night and into the early morning. So MSNBC is correct in saying NorthWest if you look after sunset, but the best time to look is late night and early morning when the radiant is in the NorthEast.<br /><br />- PaulThe Urban Astronomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832236005805705235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351124682213901690.post-10521263480265262152011-01-03T12:35:53.530-08:002011-01-03T12:35:53.530-08:00Do you mean north-northwest and not northeast? MSN...Do you mean north-northwest and not northeast? MSNBC is reporting north-northwest.<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40888155/ns/technology_and_science-space/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com