(meteorobs) Perseids Aug. 12/13 from Oregon

[Wes Stone]

I was involved with a public star party, so I didn't get to count while the 
Moon was still down. There were some nice Perseids early in the evening, 
however. Between talking astronomy and giving views through my Dob, I got 
down to serious meteor watching a lot later than I had planned. But, the 
star party was fun. I'd had a full workday, so my perception was definitely 
flagging. I had hoped to do three hours, but after two I was having a hard 
time keeping my eyes open. Skies were OK considering the Moon, but it 
definitely was one of the more "blah" Perseid maximum nights I've 
experienced. My first hour started out strong but fell flat during the last 
half. My second hour was uniformly mediocre.



Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Fort Klamath, OR (42d 41.6m N, 121d 58.4m W)
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
Date: 2006 August 12/13

Interval UT  Teff    F   LM   KCG   PER    Spo
0715-0816    1.00  1.00  6.2   0     19     5

0828-0929    1.00  1.00  6.0   2     19     3

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Total        2.00  1.00  6.1   2     38     8

Magnitude Distributions
KCG +2(1), +3(1)

PER -3(1), -2(2), -1(1), 0(5), +1(5), +2(8), +3(13), +4(3)

Spo -1(1), 0(2), +2(3), +3(2)



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Wes Stone

Chiloquin, OR

http://skytour.homestead.com