(meteorobs) Perseids Observations from Western Nevada

[M Linnolt]

As expected, the weather was perfectly clear for the PER max near Lake Tahoe, NV.  I awoke after moonset and put in a full hour Teff starting at 3:25am local PDT, until the first signs of astronomical twilight around 4:30am. Conditions were nearly perfect at my house, with very low humidity, mild temperatures and little or calm winds.  My only issue was the balcony from which I observed blocked a part of the northern sky, so I had to employ a "F" factor in my data. Limiting mag was a good consistent 6.5

As expected, the PER put on a good show, with a total of 59 seen in one hour. A nice KCG started everything off, and I noticed a substantial difference in the magnitude distribution of PER between the first half and second half hour of observing. There were a lot more brighter ones between 1025-1056UT vs. afterwards, but only 4 out of 59 broke into the negative magnitudes, leaving nice trains.

Overall, a very good show this time around!

Mike


REPORT FOLLOWS:
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OBS: Mike Linnolt (LINMI)
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
TIME: 1025 - 1127 UT
LOC: Minden, NV (38° 59' N, 119° 42' W)
ELEV: 4700 feet
Conditions: Clear. Temp 60F.
METHOD: Paper

Observing Periods Summary:
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# Period(UT) FOV    Teff   F    LM   KCG PER ANT SPO
- ---------- ---    ----   -    ---  --- --- --- ---
1 1025-1056 00h+20  0.50  1.1   6.5   1  28   1   5
2 1056-1127 01h+20  0.50  1.1   6.5   2  31   3   4


Periods Detail:
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Period #1:
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Mag -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
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KCG: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 = 1
PER: 0  0  0  1  0  1  2  6  8  2  2  4  2 = 28
ANT: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 = 1
SPO: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  2  1 = 5

DEAD TIME: 1 min

Period #2:
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Mag -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
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KCG: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0 = 2
PER: 0  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  6  4  8  6  2 = 31
ANT: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0 = 3
SPO: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0 = 4

DEAD TIME: 1 min

END OF REPORT