(meteorobs) Perseid Observation Aug 11/12 from California

[Michael Linnolt]

With the moon being a big problem for this year's Perseids, I decided to go out early and do a short session before the moon got too high. I faced SW to get the majority of its glare behind me, so managed a 5.4 LM on the average for the session.

Despite the moon and the low radiant around 11PM local time, I saw a decent number of Perseids. The best one was a gorgeous mag -3 slightly orange teardrop shape which past southward towards Capricornus.

Tomorrow nights peak should be better with a later moonrise and higher radiant.

REPORT FOLLOWS:
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OBS: Mike Linnolt (LINMI)
DATE: Aug 12, 2006
TIME: 0545 - 0616 UT
LOC: Woodside, CA (37° 24' N, 122° 18' W)
ELEV: 2300 feet
Conditions: Clear. Temp 60F.
METHOD: Paper


Observing Periods Summary:
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# Period(UT) FOV    Teff   F    LM   PER ANT SPO
- ---------- ---    ----   -    ---  --- --- ---
1 0545-0616 19h+10  0.50  1.1   5.4   7   1   3

Periods Detail:
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Period #1:
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Mag -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
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PER: 0  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  1  1  2  0 = 7
ANT: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 = 1
SPO: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  1  0 = 3

DEAD TIME: 1 min

END OF REPORT