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2011 Quadrantid Observing Report

Many of the 2010 meteor showers were either clouded or mooned out. That included the recent December Geminids, and locally we also got skunked on the December 21 Total Lunar Eclipse. So despite the cold (22 degrees F), an early morning appointment (7:30 am), and a “been there, done that attitude,” I decided to spend no more than an hour observing the 2011 Quadrantid meteor shower during the early morning of January 4.