(meteorobs) From Italy 11-12/8/2008. Large fireball Perseids!!!

[Roberto]

Hi Karl and all,
The time is in UT.
But my image has been made from Rome. Too much far from your station for
being the same meteor. A lot probably is a coincidence.
Instead I confirm a great activity the night of the 12/13. In 1.73h of
effective time I have observed 123 Perseids with magnitudo limit of 6.0.
During last average hour (02h00m - 02h30m UT) the probable ZHR it has been
of approximately 160/170.
Now I will send my observations.
Clear skies,
Roberto Haver


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Antier" <ka.antier at wanadoo.fr>
To: "GlobalMeteorObservingForum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) From Italy 11-12/8/2008. Large fireball Perseids!!!


> Hi Roberto, hi all,
>
> > This is a Perseids of mag. -9:
> >
> > http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/646/m20080812015553romeitalut9.jpg
>
> If the indicated time is in UT, this must have been the same fireball
> I told about in my previous mail. I evaluated it to -9 the value I
> gave in my last mail was a memory one, slightly underestimated compared
> to what I wrote on my chart) too, and it appeared in Cetus from my
> observing site (Valensole, South-Eastern France). It
> followed within 5-10 sec. a mag. -7 Perseid fireball which appeared in
> Orion for me, and might have been invisible for you.
> Her is the report of the apparent trajectory and characteristics of the
> object.
>
> Date: 2008/08/13, 01h57' UT
> Location: Valensole, France (43deg 49' 52" N; 05deg. 59' 28" E)
> Observer: ANTKA
>
> Fireball path:
> Debut: A.D. = 00h10' ; Dec. = -16°
> Az. = 173°; h. = +30°
> Fin: A.D. = 00h00'; Dec. = -28°
> Az. = +177°; h. = +18°
>
> Fireball parameter:
> Magnitude: -9
> Duration: --
> Color: white
> Fragmentation: none
> Persistent train: 4 sec
> Apparent speed: 8°/s
> Sound: aucun
> Shower: Perseid (PER)
>
> Clear skies to all !
> Karl
>
> P.S: I must correct another thing in my previous mail: the 35 Perseids
> were observed between 2h20m and 2h35m UT, and not 1h20 and 1h35 UT.
>
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