(meteorobs) A classic Perseid?

bmccurdy at telusplanet.net bmccurdy at telusplanet.net
Tue Aug 7 18:42:01 EDT 2007


   Hi Arlene, congrats on observing such a beautiful meteor. Thanks for 
sharing. :) 

   Sounds like an Earth-grazing Perseid to me too. If it was travelling 
parallel to the ground, did it go N-S around the eastern horizon, or the 
western? 

   Bruce
   *****


Quoting Arlene Carol <arlene.carol at gmail.com>:

> hi david
> 
> it came out of the north eastern part of the sky but i had the feeling it
> was
> more or less traveling parallel to the earth as opposed to 'falling down'
> ...
> does that make any sense to anyone?
> 
> i wish i could describe it better.
> 
> whatever it was...it was glorious!!
> 
> arlene
> 
> On 8/7/07, David Stine <david at exposquare.com> wrote:
> >
> > Arlene,
> >
> > My two cents worth, Even though you described it as slow. Perseid
> > grazers can seem to be slow going from one horizon to the other.
> > Question is did it come from a more northernly direction or more ENE
> > direction.  Cygnus is up pretty high by 10p.m., so from the description
> > you gave even though it was slow and gold color, I would say it was a
> > Perseid earth grazer over a Kappa Cyg especially if it started out low
> > in the North.  I hope I get some of those this weekend in Oklahoma.
> >
> > David Stine
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> > [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Arlene Carol
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 2:41 PM
> > To: meteors at eclipse.net; Global Meteor Observing Forum
> > Subject: Re: (meteorobs) A classic Perseid?
> >
> > okay wayne...thanks. what do i know?? HAHAA
> >
> > i'm not 'near' any city...i'm 8 hours south of istanbul and 5 hours
> > north of
> > izmir.
> >
> > does this help at all??
> >
> > arlene
> >
> > On 8/7/07, meteors at eclipse.net <meteors at eclipse.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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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