(meteorobs) Perseids from Louisbourg, KS 8/11/2007
KCStarguy at aol.com
KCStarguy at aol.com
Sat Aug 11 11:11:53 EDT 2007
I got to Powell Observatory, Louisbourg (20 minutes south of Kansas City)
around 11:30 and started observing the Perseids 11:57pm.
Sky a little hazy, nice Milky Way and at least 6th magnitude. Can't ask for a
better observing night, warm. Started out humid but when the humidity and
temperature dropped a bitm it was even more comfortable, downright a great
way to observe the Perseids laying on my lawnchair.
No moon helped.
This was the nicest year of Perseids for last 3-4 years (last years I have
felt the shower has been on the putrid side).
Two days before maximum, I saw 10 Perseids, 8 sporadics (2 possible Kappa
Cygnids).
No fireballs but there were two -1 magnitudes.
12 of them were 2nd magnitude or better.
6 were under 3rd magnitude.
11 were white and 6 yellow. 1 was white-blue.
One had a train (trail).
So things look good for good Perseid shower Sat and Sunday night.
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy at aol.com), Olathe, KS: Lat 38.834, Lon -94.778:
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