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Old 01-03-2012, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower

From 3am to dawn, and if sky is clear, meteor shower should show 60-200 "shooting stars" every hour! Eastern US best viewing this time around.

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Old 01-03-2012, 07:03 PM
 
Location: USA East Coast
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower

From 3am to dawn, and if sky is clear, meteor shower should show 60-200 "shooting stars" every hour! Eastern US best viewing this time around.


Yes, really excited about this tonight. Glad too see I'm not the only one interested in this. The news had nothing on it tonight about the show! The weather should be clear here tonight, so perfect for viewing
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:54 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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TWC had a NASA guy on there. Said 3-5am is best time. 60-80 meteors an hour with 100 at best far from City lights.

Space.com says 2:30 is the peak.
Strong Quadrantid Meteor Shower, One of 2012's Best, Peaks Wednesday | 2012 Meteor Shower Skywatching Guide & Shooting Star Displays | Skywatching Tips & Amateur Astronomy | Space.com

"Peak activity is due to occur early on Wednesday at about 2:30 a.m. EST (0730 GMT) and favors eastern North America. The Quadrantid meteor shower sky map above shows where to look to see the display"



Accu Blog about an app for phone.
AccuWeather.com - Astronomy | Just in Time for Tonight's Meteor Shower (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/astronomy/just-in-time-for-tonights-meteor-shower-1/59821#.TwOJmxnVww8.facebook - broken link)
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Old 01-04-2012, 08:42 AM
 
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I got up at 4:15 and looked out and saw nothing. I looked to the northwest and then to the south. Nothing. It was about 15 degrees so I went back inside after 10 minutes. Se Pa.
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Old 01-04-2012, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Seattle, Washington
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I saw two at about 11ish last night, before the cloud cover rolled back in.
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