(meteorobs) A classic Perseid?

[Robert Lunsford]

Sorry Wayne but I would have to agree that this is an earthgrazing Perseid. 
These appear "slow" in the sense that they last several seconds but in fact 
they are actually moving at a good clip when considering the angular 
velocity in degrees per second.

Bob

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Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) A classic Perseid?


> That sounds much more like the desciption of a kappa Cygnid.
> I love em.
> Reasons I think so:
>
> Slow.
> Perseids aren't slow.
> KCG's are.
>
> Golden color
> Of the few dozen KCG's I have seen, many were gold colored.
> I generally don't see color real well, almost all my meteors go in as 
> white.
> But the KCG's are the only meteors where I've ever used the word gold.
>
> What's the nearest city so I can look at where the PER and KCG's radiants
> were.
>
> Wayne
>
>
>> Wow...i just saw the most incredible meteor of my entire viewing 
>> history..
>> it traversed more than 1/2 the sky in a brilliant, golden, long-train and
>> slow moving.
>> who could ask for a better example!?
>>
>> north to south. I think Perseus has just risen but i could be wrong.
>> it's 10pm local time here. boy, if this is a preview, i might just
>> plan to stay outside most of the next 10 nights!
>>
>> this one was super.
>>
>> i'm headed back out now..
>> hope i'm lucky..
>> hope you all are as well.
>>
>> arlene
>> south of troy
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