(meteorobs) Perseids this year

[Barbara Wilson]

Joe and Wayne, that is exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you both.
Barbara
--- In meteorobs at yahoogroups.com, Skywayinc at ... wrote:
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> In a message dated 6/30/2008 11:10:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
> bwilson2 at ... writes:
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> I am trying to decide whether to open the observatory to the public 
for  
> this years Perseids?
> 
> Would like some input from the group regarding  expected rates, 
time of 
> maximum, etc.
> 
> We are located in the CDT zone  in the United States.
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> As it turns out, I just submitted my August Night Sky  column 
concerning the 
> Perseids to SPACE.com.  Here is what I wrote  concerning the peak 
night:
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> Viewing  prospects
> In 2008, the  Perseids are expected to reach their maximum on 
August 12.  The 
> exact time of maximum should be  about 11h Universal Time August 
12, 
> according to Margaret Campbell-Brown  and Peter Brown in the 2008 
Observer's Handbook 
> of the Royal Astronomical  Society of Canada.  If so, the  timing 
is very good 
> for meteor watchers observing before dawn in  North America, 
especially in 
> the western states.  And that morning, the waxing gibbous  Moon 
sets around 1:30 
> a.m. local daylight saving time, leaving a dark sky for  the next 3 
hours.   
> Take full advantage of that moonless period.  Next year, a Last 
Quarter Moon 
> will  illuminate the after-midnight sky with its light and will 
hinder 
> observation of  the Perseids.
>  
> -- joe rao 
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