Larry, Thanks for the extra info on the Quadrantids. It's good hearing from the asteroid expert.
- John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 7:45 AM To: Larry & Twink Monrad Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteor shower Hi Twink: Yes, got beat out on the response that it was the Quadrantids (radiates out from a now-defunct constellation, Quadrans Muralis; mural or wall quandrant). It also appears to be related to a 2-km "asteroid," 2003 EH1. However, going back even further, there is a lost comet, C/1490 Y1 (seen in 1490) that may now look less comet-like and more asteroid-like, i.e. EH1 is really a defunct comet. Larry On Sat, January 3, 2009 7:56 am, Larry & Twink Monrad wrote: > I was asked to post this to the list since the Bakers were unable to do > so. Twink Monrad > > > 1/3/2009 > > > Does anyone on the list know if there is a current meteor shower? > > > Jake and I were out walking the dogs at 5:45 this morning and saw 7 or 8 > meteors. > > There has been some activity every morning or evening for the last week > or more. Our location is Show Low, Arizona, USA. Lat/Lon at our > airport is > > > 34-15-55N / 110-00-20W > > > > > The sightings have been almost over head, out of the NNE to NNW. The > display is less than a second with a very flat arc. > > 2009 is going to be a great year having seen so many meteors in the first > three days. > > See you at Tucson. > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > Barb & Jake > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
