(meteorobs) Observation December 13/14 2006 (long report and pictures)

[Pierre Martin]

Hello Bruce,

Thanks for the reply!  As for the Coma Berenicids, you are correct...  
Those swift meteors that I noticed were most likely part of that source.

- Pierre


On 27-Dec-06, at 5:49 AM, bmccurdy at telusplanet.net wrote:

> Pierre Martin wrote:
>
>> I was determined to not miss this year's Geminids. ...
>> I didn't expect this to turn into a 1800km (1100 miles) expedition
>> into central Tennessee but here goes...
>
>    Fantastic report, Pierre! I'm delighted to hear your  
> extraordinary efforts
> were so richly rewarded. Nice pix, too.
>
>> The rates were steady every hour but reached a crescendo
>> late at night.  Between 2:30am and 4:30am, the Geminids exceeded 100
>> meteors per hour even though the rising crescent moon had caused a
>> slight drop in my overall LM, and the Geminids radiant was lower in
>> the western sky.
>
>    I noticed the same thing in Alberta; with the Moon rising and  
> the radiant
> dropping I anticipated rates to flatten out but I had my best hour  
> at the end
> of the night.
>
>> I also noticed four very swift, faint, short meteors from the apex  
>> area near
> Leo.
>
>    Would these have been Coma Berenicids? I don't see any mention  
> of them in
> your summary.
>
>    Bruce
>    *****