A burst of meteors from the Unicorn (Monceros)

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/possible-meteor-outburst-alpha-monocerotids-nov-21-22-2019 ^ | 11/20/2019 | Deborah Byrd

[steve86]

Thanks, might well have been it.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Well, whoever you are person using Steve’s account, see if you can contact him and let him know! (It will probably cloud up anyway!_

[steve86]

I am not ideally situated to view the origin point of the meteor shower/storm — 46.5 degrees north — but decently located to view the Aurora show if any.

[SunkenCiv]

Here we’ve been told to expect rainy with a chance of clouds. :^)

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Interesting!

Well, its dark and cloudy here. No point in walking around in the gloom tonight!

There is still the internet link If I am still up.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

link to live TV of the Possible meteor shower.

https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/

(Off to dinner!)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the link, watching a vid stream after the fact is how I normally do it. Even in summer we have a remarkably inconveniently timed overcast.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

If you can’t see the actual event the best way to do it!

You will know in advance if there was actually anything to watch beforehand and whether it will be worth your time.

[SunkenCiv]

Well, that was a dud. Glad I dozed off before I could put the remote back on the stand. :^)

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Eyore weather here. The EU Viewing site cancelled due to clouds. I went to:

https://fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov/

But of the 16 or so Sky cam sites all but 4 or so were cloudy.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Postmortem/after action

Unicorn meteors proved elusive, after all

Posted by Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | November 22, 2019

"We’ve heard no reports so far today from anyone who saw a rich burst of meteors from the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros) last night. Looks like the meteor burst did not happen.

Okay, guys. Looks like the meteor burst didn’t happen. Oh well. We tried! A few people did report seeing some meteors …"

"Greg Hogan in Kathleen, Georgia said this was the best image he got during last night’s Unicorn meteor shower."

"He said he saw about 15 meteors total between 10:30 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. That’s in contrast to a prediction – for Greg’s part of the globe – of about 75 meteors total. Thank you, Greg!"

[fieldmarshaldj]

Wouldn’t have seen bubkas here last night as it was overcast.

[steve86]

I was watching Orion rise also — impressive. Although the sky was dark at that ascension and the “belt” really stood put, there was enough skyglow near the southern horizon to obscure lesser-magnitude meteors. My only other complaint is that it was cold, about 26. Oh, and no aurora either lol.