(meteorobs) Observations 2008 August 11 from Oregon

[Wes Stone]

I already submitted the IMO form; here I put things in friendlier intervals 
and formats for meteorobs.

I was sick all weekend and wasn't feeling so great on Monday morning, but I 
decided to give it a short predawn shot. In just over an hour and a half, I 
observed 97 meteors including 62 Perseids. Skies were pretty normal for 
Chiloquin with a limiting magnitude of 6.8. Luckily, the forest fire smoke 
wasn't threatening this morning.

The highlight of the session was a -6 Perseid fireball that traced a long 
path before terminating with a bright flash down in Sculptor. Seven other 
Perseids and two of the sporadics were of negative magnitudes, so there were 
quite a few bright meteors out and about. I noticed about 7 meteors coming 
from an area near the August Eridanid radiant (~RA: 49, Dec: -5). This isn't 
too far from the South Apex, though.

Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
Date: 2008 August 11

Interval 1: 1000-1105 UT
Teff: 1.06 hours
F: 1.00
LM: 6.8
Total Meteors: 65
CAP: 0
ANT: 3
SDA: 1
PER: 40
Spo: 21

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Interval 2: 1105-1135 UT
Teff: 0.49 hours
F: 1.00
LM: 6.8
Total Meteors: 32
CAP: 0
ANT: 1
SDA: 0
PER: 22
Spo: 9

Magnitude Distribution, 1000-1135 UT

ANT: +2(1), +3(1), +4(2) Total: 4, Mean: 3.2
SDA: +4(1) Total: 1
PER: -6(1), -2(3), -1(4), 0(5), +1(12), +2(12), +3(13), +4(10), +5(2) Total: 
62, Mean: 1.8
Spo: -2(1), -1(1), 0(2), +1(2), +2(7), +3(11), +4(6) Total: 30, Mean: 2.3