Quadrantids early morning hours of January 4th

Hi all,
Did many of you get to observe the Quadrantids in the small hours this morning? I got home from a gig at 03:10hrs, and despite the very hazy sky conditions, over 12 minutes, the Quadrantids were rockin' it! There appeared to be two meteor radiants: the Quadrantids and what looked like #Cancerids criss-crossing them.

Hazy sky, limiting magnitude around +3, average of 6 meteors per minute observed from Roscore, Blueball, Tullamore, which may have just been a burst, as a little later it fell back to around 3 per minute. But that's only what I could observe due to the Haze and limiting magnitude.

Seanie.

Hi Seanie and Happy New Year to you. Good to see you here on what used to be a very busy forum 10 - 15 years ago.

Got a quick clear window around 2am near Galway city centre where I live, back garden facing north, similar limiting magnitude but only caught one Quadrantid meteor before the cloud came rolling in again off Galway Bay, definitely the Cloudiest City in Ireland.  Still thinking of getting a meteor camera though.

Clear Skies

Ronan   

Happy New Year to you both, Seanie and Ronan.
I still look up to you both as true amateur astronomers.
That sure is great dedication to stay up to observe those Quadrantids, Seanie. Congratulations! 
A few years ago Valerie and I saw one bright Quadrantid.
Such memories last!

I'm still as busy as ever observing with my William Optics 158 mm F/7 apochromatic refractor which is now over 10 years old. It definitely is going to be the telescope I will always use for the rest of my days. I do my utmost to inform everybody as to what I am observing. (Cassiopeia is a most extraordinary constellation.) I will be reporting as to what I  observed on Friday 3rd January 2020 tonight.

By the way, I would encourage everyone to get this brilliant website back as busy as it was in days of yore. New people have come on board -including one great guy called Darren. His enthusiasm is second to none.

Clear skies,

Aubrey.

Hi Seanie,

I was delighted to read that you observed some meteors during the early hours this morning. I had a quick peek through my window at approximately 00:20 UT, but the sky in South Dublin was covered in cloud, so I went to bed. I wonder did anyone in Dublin managed to catch a glimpse of any meteors.

Clear skies,

Darren.

Hi Ronan,

At least your effort to stay up late was somewhat fruitful. After all, one is better than none! : )

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what is a meteor camera, and how does it differ from a regular DSLR? 

Many thanks, and clear skies to you,

Darren.

You're very kind Aubrey, and as I said before it is easy to get excited about the night sky in Ireland because of people like you and the rest of lads who help beginners like me to get started with this brilliant activity. You are all so generous with your knowledge and equipment. And the Sugar loaf sessions you organise are an excellent way for people to get to a dark sky to see the wonders of the universe.

Clear skies,

Darren.