[G7IZU ALERT] HIGH Meteor activity Jan 03 - Quadrantids #meteorwatch

This is a HIGH ALERT for meteor activity.

 

The Quadrantids meteor shower peaks today.

Peaks of activity are expected between

12h and 16h UT and at 19h UT 03 Jan.

 

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Upcoming meteor showers (of ZHR>=5)

Peak dates/times/ZHR

 

QUADRANTIDS (QUA)

2010-01-01 to 2010-01-10

Peak 2010-01-03 12h to 16h UT and 19h UT

 

Predictions are from the IMO Meteor Shower

Outlook and Calendar.

 

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Es FALSE ALERT 01/01 01:08 utc #sporadic-e

THIS WAS A FALSE ALERT caused by people sending "New Year" messages!

UPDATE: A European Sporadic-E alert was issued an hour ago. The map shows amateur radio contacts during the last 30 minutes. If the event is still in progress, the red lines indicate contacts on the 144MHz band via Es propagation, 70MHz in orange, and 50MHz in yellow. If the event is still ongoing in 2 hours, another alert may be issued. Alerts issued in conjunction with The DX Robot (http://www.gooddx.net/), The Dx Cluster and G7RAUs Live MUF (http://g7rau.demon.co.uk/). This map was sent about 1hr after the start of the opening - to see the latest conditions see http://www.tvcomm.co.uk/radio/muf.html. ## This update was sent on Fri 01/01 at 01:08utc ##

G7IZU RRD NEWS #meteorwatch //

Happy New Year!

 

The major meteor shower of the first quarter of 2010 is the Quadrantids. This is typically a short, sharp shower, lasting just a few hours. In 2010 the maximum is estimated to occur on Jan 3rd between at 19h UT, with a possible strong peak occurring between 12h and 16h UT. With the peak occurring during daylight in Europe, and the moon interfering visually, radio observation will be the best way to follow this shower.

 

Meteor conditions will then stay quiet until approximately the third week in April. A summary of expected activity by the IMO's Alistair McBeath can be downloaded in PDF format here: http://www.imo.net/docs/cal2010.pdf. The IMO meteor homepage can be found here: http://www.imo.net/news/outlook, and the SPA Meteor Section is here: http://www.popastro.com/sections/meteor.htm.

 

The automation of the email alert system remains suspended in order to reduce the number of false alerts. Manual alerts will be sent out as required.

 

The meteor alert system is living on borrowed time, now, as I'm sure you're well aware. The European VHF analogue TV transmitters, upon which the system relies, have been closing down left, right and center. The options for signal sources have come down from about six at the beginning of 2009, to around two (in Portugal) right now. Other observers may have more transmitters to choose from - my choices are limited by my location, local obstructions and local radio interference.

 

UPCOMING METEOR SHOWERS

Peak dates/times/ZHR

 

QUADRANTIDS (QUA)

2010-01-01 to 2010-01-10

Peak 2010-01-03 12h to 16h UT and 19h UT

 

Predictions are from the IMO Meteor Shower Outlook and Calendar.

 

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[G7IZU ALERT] Meteor activity VERY-HIGH ALERT: Geminids #meteorwatch

The Geminids meteor shower is peaking tonight! Meteor activity is rapidly increasing!

 

Follow the action on my web pages (see below) and via  #meteorwatch on Twitter!

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Upcoming meteor showers (of ZHR>=5)

Peak dates/times/ZHR

 

PUPPID/VELIDS(PUP)

2009-12-01 to 2009-12-15

Peak 2009-12-07 ZHR 10

 

GEMINIDS(GEM)

2009-12-07 to 2009-12-17

Peak 2009-12-14 05h10 UT ZHR 120

 

 

Predictions are from the IMO Meteor Shower Outlook and Calendar.

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Meteor activity HIGH ALERT: Geminids #meteorwatch

Activity is increasing tonight as the annual Geminids meteor shower starts to take effect. Peak activity is expected at around 05h UT on Dec 14^th.

The meteor count in the last hour  on 55MHz was  197 ...

The  'H' trigger level was  170 ... The 'VH' trigger level was  235.

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Upcoming meteor showers (of ZHR>=5)

Peak dates/times/ZHR

 

PUPPID/VELIDS(PUP)

2009-12-01 to 2009-12-15

Peak 2009-12-07 ZHR 10

GEMINIDS(GEM)

2009-12-07 to 2009-12-17

Peak 2009-12-14 05h10 UT ZHR 120

Predictions are from the IMO Meteor Shower Outlook and Calendar.

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Stunning Spiral Light Show over Norway

Space Weather News for Dec. 9, 2009

http://spaceweather.com

This morning in arctic Norway, onlookers were stunned when a gigantic luminous spiral formed in the northern sky.  Veteran observers accustomed to the appearance of Northern Lights say they have never seen anything like it.   It was neither a meteor nor any known form of atmospheric optics.  Rumors that the spiral was caused by the botched launch of a Russian rocket have not yet been confirmed.

Fireball video from Utah

Footage from outside security cameras at the University of Utah's Milford observatory: BBC News