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

Roberto me3540 at mclink.it
Tue Sep 2 00:26:13 EDT 2008


Hi all,
This is my observation of the last night. During the night they have been observed various firaballs Perseids much luminous. This is a Perseids of mag. -9: 

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/646/m20080812015553romeitalut9.jpg

The same meteor has been recorded from a my friend who moreover, nearly by day, of it has recorded an other of -13! 
Then other meteors of -3/-4 have been recorded. The magnitudo medium it is rather high like also the percentage of Perseids with trial.

Locality: Frasso Sabino, Rieti (Italy)
Long:  12°.81 Est
Lat : +42°.23
H   :  470m

11-12/8/2008
 from(UT) a   T.Eff Mag.Lim. Tot Per Sda Eri Cap Spor 
23h20m-00h20m 0.87h   6.10   23  18   1   1   0   3  
00h30m-01h30m 0.83h   6.10   31  24   1   1   0   5  
01h30m-02h30m 0.83h   6.10   31  23   0   0   1   7
Total         2.53h          85  65   2   2   1  15 

Magnitudo (Total):
                                                  Mag. 
 -5   -3   -2   -1    0   +1   +2   +3   +4   +5       Med. Trail  % 
 1.0  1.0  2.5  6.0  8.5  8.0  5.5 10.0 12.5 10.0 PER  2.00  30   46.2
  0    0    0    0    0    0    0   1.0  0.5  0.5 SDA  3.75   0    0 
  0    0    0   1.0   0   0.5  0.5   0    0    0  ERI  0.25   2  100.0
  0    0    0    0    0    0    0   1.0   0    0  CAP  3.00   0    0 
  0    0    0    0   1.0  1.5  1.0  2.0  6.0  3.5 SPOR 3.63   2   13.3

Clear Skies,
Roberto Haver


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