(meteorobs) observations from Louisburg, KS 8/7-8/2008

[kcstarguy at aol.com]

Date: 8/7-8/2008
Location. Louisburg, KC (Powell Observatory grounds south of Kansas City)
Time: 10:18-12:18 Central
sky conditions: to 5.5 mag clear (come clouds or fog on the Northern horizon 2nd hour)
Bert and I camped out and saw some nice meteors.

The rundown of 9 that I am posting
1- white blue
2-yellow
5-white
1- aqua green blue

Mags ranged from -3 to 4

5- Sporadic
3- Perseid 
1- Kappa Cygnids

Mag? -3 (1) ; +1 (2) ; +2 (5) ; +4 (1)_ 

Comments: The "star " of the show was a -3 aquamarine Perseid heading Northwest to the horizon (8 degrees) with a pronounced brightening along its path with a little flash near the end. 
Possibly an earthgrazer that maybe someone in Iowa or Nebraka saw? It made my night!
Also once again (as I posted a few days ago) some meteors (3)? seemed to traveled outward away from Casseiopia.
Could these be ? omicron-DRAconids? 
Unfortunetly Bert was situated in the line of sight of a tree where this fireball went behind so he did not catch it :( 
It was a beaut!

Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy at aol.com), Olathe, KS:? Lat 38.834, Lon -94.778
former member in the 1960's RIMRO-Rhode Island Meteor Research Organization:
: Comet Observers Award Coordinator- Astronomical? League / Astronomical Society of Kansas, KC, MO-Louisburg,KS: http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/comet/comet.htm:? Comet Observers Blog: http://cometobservers.blogspot.com/:Subscribe to Comet Observers newsletter (send your email to):CometObserversAwardAL-subscribe at yahoogroups.com : : Eclipse sightings > http://eclipse-sightings.blogspot.com/: E.O.A.S. (Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere and Space) Blog -<http://eoas-dreric1kansas.blogspot.com/>:sign up for free monthly astronomical newsletter (send message to: 
blacksuneclipse-subscribe at egroups.com: Blog <http://blacksuneclipse.blogspot.com/> : State of Kansas-JPL NASA Solar? System Ambassador?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??