I watched the Quadrantid meteor shower on the ground in Olathe, KS (1/4/08) while astronomers saw the meteor shower in the air. I saw several nice Quadrantid fireballs and a possible stationary one during the morning hours 5:30-6:30 as there were clouds before.
Meanwhile 2008 Quadrantid meteor shower peaked around 0200 UTC on Friday, Jan. 4th. That is the initial report from astronomers who flew a research airplane north of the Arctic Circle for an uninterrupted view of the shower. The team, led by Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute, witnessed many bright Quadrantids among an "amazing display" of aurora borealis; this is a typical view through the starboard window:
http://quadrantid.seti.org/
http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/quadrantids/quadrantids.html
comet was seen in 1490
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrantids
very nice list ing of meteor showers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteor_showers
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