hi ive heard that its the quadrantids meteor shower tonight cant wait the last meteor i saw i must have been about 10 years old so im looking forward to this if i knew where to look in the sky i know some meteor showers are over certain parts of the sky but where is this lol? sorry if the questions sounds wiered , im still very new to this.
and what time would be best to sit and watch them

kelly

i always appreciate your help

happy new year 2010

From what I have read (I am also totally new) they will be visible in any part of the sky that is clear from around 6pm uk time.

Quadrantids 3rd - 4th Jan 2010:

Typically, 40 or so bright, blue and fast (25.5 miles per second) meteors will radiate from the constellation Bootes, some blazing more than halfway across the sky.

A small percentage of them leave persistent dust trains. This shower usually has a very sharp peak, usually lasting only about an hour.

For more info, Click this link
http://meteorshowersonline.com/quadrantids.html

so is it right i shud be out there for about 6pm

i know the moon will be anooying with the brightness but i shud still see bright ones


p.s i have no idea where bootes is lol

They radiate from the red dot.

right i will have to remeber lol i know where the dipper will be so that will be good

but they will shoot half way across the sky


kelly

and is 6pm the time to go out

Dont think i'll venture outside. Its too cold. I'll get a nice clear view from the window at the back of my house. Did i mention its cold?.

cold yes but worth it yes

Nah, the Geminids in December are worth it....if the clouds dont mess it up like they did a few weeks ago.Mind you i have never seen the Quadrantids. Maybe this will become my new favourite meteor shower. Stranger things have happened.

P.S.~~~A handy tip for observing meteors is not to look directly at the radiant. You wont see too many. Look about 45 degrees away from it in any direction.

its worth it if u havent seen a meteor shower for 10 years dont you think

Every meteor shower is worth trying to watch. Some more then others. But all worthy of it.

Get warm and take a nice flask of coffee out and enjoy the show

what time shud i go out leegsi

i found out that i have to go out after midnight tonight is this true? to view the meteor shower

More then likely. Thats usually the time when the radiant is high up overhead and gives the best chance of seeing them. You will see some before that say 10pm onwards. 6 PM is the peak but the constellation Bootes will hardly be high enough in the sky at that time to warrent going out so early.

oh thankyou so much i will go out about 10 then i had a funny feeling it was to early
thanks paul

I just ran a timelapse of Bootes on Stellarium. Bootes really doesnt rise very high until after midnight,1am.

Thanks for clarification Paul, I did not intend or want to mislead people I was just going by what I read.

well on second thoughts i will go out at midnight do some viewing then wait for the shower lol

thanks paul

hey no worries chris
the internet can sumtimes be wrong

Think I may have just have see one @17:10 ish pretty bright (say 1st/2nd mag) certainly coming from the right sort of place

Andy

oh u can still see em even if it hasnt rose yet :'0

They radiate from that location but you should be able to see them in the sky.

The peak is when you will see most but there will still be others.

Probably more likely to see them now before the moon comes up and makes them harder to see.

I am of out there in a bit.