(meteorobs) Geminid report and Murphy!

[Michael Boschat]

Morning all:

My report from last night As for Murphy he made my camera died after 1 1/2 
hours so no meteors caught..and as one would expect 3 went through Orion!
I even used my Zenit-B f/2.8 old Soviet made camera and shot 3 rolls Kodak Gold 
400 ASA - FILM...yes FILM!! it still as uses,but no Geminids went through the 
field. I obsered from my balcony.


Date : December 12/13,2009
Begin: 01:00 UT
End:   09:00 UT
Observer: Michael Boschat
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada
Lat: N 44d 39'
Long: W 63d 36m
Elev: 57m
Recording Method: Eye


Start  End     LM    GEM  Spo  Total   Cloud
--------------------------------------------
01:00  02:00  4.5     6    0    6       0%
02:00  03:00  4.5     6    0    6       0%
03:00  04:00  4.5     5    1    6       0%
04:00  05:00  4.5     7    0    7       0%
05:00  06:00  4.5     5    0    5       0%
06:00  07:00  4.5     8    3   11       0%
07:00  08:00  4.5     7    0    7       0%
08:00  09:00  4.5     6    2    8       0%
--------------------------------------------
                      50    6   56


Magnitudes:  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  1  2
------------------------------------
GEM           3   -  10  15  6 11  5
SPO           -   -   -   2  -  4  -


Average Magnitudes:  GEM= -0.52
                     SPOR= +0.66


Comments:

  COLD!! 20F with a 48 mi/hr NW wind!!