I joined the group of "Astronomers of Verde Valley" of Cottonwood and = the "Sirius Lookers" from Sedona at the RC park between Sedona and = Cottonwood. It was cold, about 35 or lower. Altitude around 3200 feet. = (I think) My wife and I arrived about 12:30AM to a group of about 30. = Some late comers drizzled in until about 3AM. Several times someone in = the group took "crowd counts" and it was about a rate of 500 an hour. = Actually, if one saw every one, the count would have been close to 1000 = for the 4 hours we were there. But, they would have one heck of a case = of whip lash. (Or eyes in the back of their head) The meteors were all = over the place. There were several "splitters" and several went thru the = "Twins" and many thru the Big Dipper pot. I missed the ones by the = moon. But saw several shoot thru Orion. Many left nice trails that = lasted several seconds. The clouds that the Wupatki group had did not = affect us. As we left about 4:15AM, we noted several from the vehicle. = As we returned to the house in Clarkdale, I watched for a few minutes = more at 4:30AM and saw several more before the cold took over.=20 JD -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.