(meteorobs) Perseids from Kansas

[kcstarguy at aol.com]

morning 8/12 /2008 clouded out  in Kansas City 
but saw morning 8/11/2008

Date: 8/11/2008

Location. Louisburg, KC (Powell Observatory grounds south of Kansas City)

Time: 1:35- 3:15 am Central

sky conditions: to 5 mag clear 

observation: alone



5- Sporadic

3- Perseid 

1- Kappa Cygnids

 

The color rundown of 12 that I am posting

3- yellow

9- white



Mags ranged from -3 to 4

Mag : 0 (2  ; +1 (0) ; +2 (6) ;+3 (1) ;  +4 (3)_ 



Comments: 

I was very disappointed at not seeing more meteors tonight during the
time I went out. This is the first year I can remember having good
enough skies to see +4 magnitude meteors that out numbered the brighter
ones during a night. I live for the brighter ones and was disappointed
from my vantage point. The best meteor tonight was a Kappa Cygnid
yellow 0 magnitude that just literally "rolled along in the sky" for
over 2 seconds (no tail just a start like object). Interesting but not
spectacular. It did have a short lived trail (train). Two Perseids had
0.5 second trains.

Definitely a "clumping effect" with pauses in activity



8/11-12 /2008 clouded out 

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