(meteorobs) Observing report from Woodstock, IL 2005-08-01

[Al Degutis]

On 8/7/05, GeoZay at aol.com wrote:
> Al, I noticed your Limiting Magnitude for this observation to be 4.5. I hate
> to say it, but recording meteor data with an LM under 5.0 is almost useless
> for study purposes. 
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> If I thought I was gonna have an LM under 5.0, I'd either move to darker 
> skies if available and/or look towards a darker part of the
> sky...away from moon interference as well as city lights. Here's something
> to think about for the Perseids: 

Good to know. The problem was a horrible haze/fog lingering. I
estimated my typical mag 5.6 skies to be around mag 4 because I
couldn't spot any of the faint stars in the Little Dipper which is
normally not a problem.

Clear dark skies,
Al Degutis