(meteorobs) perseids 12th aug

[KCStarguy at aol.com]

South of Kansas City , Louisbourg, KS. 

Basicly I was not worried about the count but looking for bright ones. 
After doing my gig with   the astro club presentation and helping out , I sat 
down and watched. 

What made the night was a beautiful -2 yellow sporadic (did not come from the 
radiant Perseus) fireball that came out of the constellation Casseiopie at 
10:05 (Central time) and sped south for 1 second . About 30 degrees , it ended 
with a green trail .75 seconds. 
4 minutes later there was another ones less bright but almost parallel to 
this. Made me think there    was possibly a minor shower going on.
I only saw 3 Perseids though ending at 12:16 when the moon came up over the 
observatory.

 But that fireball was memorable and that was more important then the 
numbers. That   fireball made the meteor watch worthwhile.

Anyone else see the posssibility of a minor shower near Casseiopia?

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