(meteorobs) Flashbulb KCGs

[Leo S.]

Malcolm,

I guess I must have been facing the wrong way at the time (was facing 
towards the NW), so I must have missed both the events you describe. I 
do recall seeing at least a couple of bright flashes out of the corner 
of my eye that were too far behind me/low on the horizon to get a good 
look at, but I do not recall the time. I did however see a short and 
slow sporadic fairly low in the West that flared on and off rapidly like 
a strobe light. Peak brightness was probably a bit brighter than -1.

I also noted that there was unusually high profile media coverage for 
this years shower. Perhaps they were just short of news-worthy items at 
the time? Good to see a rise in public awareness anyway!

Leo

Malcolm J. Currie wrote:

>Yes I saw a flashbulb KCG from the same county Leo on August 12 23:33.2
>at about -6 heading south through Aquarius.
>
>Also while I was changing tapes on the video camera there was a
>brilliant flash that illuminated the sky, but I didn't see the fireball.
>It could have been like the -10 Perseid on the maximum night in 1983 or
>another KCG, or just sporadic.  This was approximately at 00:47 just as
>band of cloud (as seen in Leo's final picture) passed through.  Did any
>one in southern England see a fireball at that time?
>
>A couple of the more memorable meteors on August 12/13 were slow moving,
>long pathed sporadics, one with multiple peaks of brightness and sparkly
>wake.
>
>Many friends and colleagues have asked about the shower and even went
>out to look.  It's been on the radio and TV too.  Somebody has been
>doing a good publicity drive, but apart from the absence of moonlight, I
>thought this was going to be a fairly routine Perseid peak.
>
>Malcolm Currie
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