(meteorobs) Perseids, 8/12/05, WVa

[George Gliba]

                 Screech Owl Hill Observatory, Mountain Meadows
                        West Virginia 385710N 0785544W
                              August 11/12, 2005

We had variable clouds for most of the night, but I was able to get in two
good hours of Perseid observing.  From 6:50 to 8:50 UT I was able to see 81
Perseids with a 6.1 average LM sky that was 5% cloudy. The best meteors were
a -4 magnitude Perseid seen at 6:50 UT, and a -3 Perseid with a 9 second train
seen at 8:20 UT. It was also somewhat hazy, but the transparency was generally
fair to good. This is the best Perseid maximum I have seen since the year 2000.

 Time (UT)  LM  %Obst. KCG CAP NDA SIA SDA PER NPX SPX SPO   FOV     Comments
6:50-7:50   6.0  10%    1   1   1   0   1   31  2   0   5  various  10% cloudy
7:50-8:50   6.2   0%    0   0   1   2   2   50  1   1   8  2.6+47   some haze


15 Minute Bins

 Time (UT)  LM  %Obst. KCG CAP NDA SIA SDA PER NPX SPX SPO   FOV    Comments
6:50-7:05  5.8   20%    0   0   0   0   1   7   0   0   3    var.  20% clouds
7:05-7:20  5.8...20%    1   1   0   0   0   6   1   0   1    var.  20% clouds
7:20-7:35  6.2    0%    0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   1    var.   0% clouds
7:35-7:50  6.2    0%    0   0   1   0   0  12   1   0   0    var.   0% clouds
7:50-8:05  6.2    0%    0   0   0   1   1  11   0   0   1  2.6+47   some haze
8:05-8:20  6.2    0%    0   0   0   0   1  14   1   1   1  2.6+47   some haze
8:20-8:35  6.2    0%    0   0   1   0   0  12   0   0   1  2.6+47   some haze
8:35-8:50  6.2    0%    0   0   0   1   0  13   0   0   5  2.6+47   some haze


Magnitude Distribution to follow later.

Clear Skies,
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