(meteorobs) Observations from Oregon July 28/29

[Wes Stone]

I got in two hours of observing this morning. The first hour was rather slow. It took almost an hour before I saw my first South Delta Aquarid. I also saw one Anthelion and the only Alpha Capricornid of the morning. Total for the first hour was 18 meteors.

In the second hour, rates picked up and included 10 SDAs. The Piscis Austrinids made a rare showing with 3 representatives. I saw 5 Perseids, versus 2 in the first hour, and sporadic and Anthelion rates also increased. There weren't any spectacular meteors; the best were a sharp -1 SDA and a reddish magnitude 0 PAU. Total for the second hour was 38 meteors.

Will report to IMO later.

Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
Date: 2009 July 28/29

Interval 1: 0858-0959 UT
Teff: 1.01 hours
F: 1.00
LM: 6.82
Total Meteors: 18
CAP: 1
ANT: 1
SDA: 1
PAU: 0
PER: 2
Spo: 13

Interval 1: 0959-1100 UT
Teff: 1.00 hours
F: 1.00
LM: 6.70
Total Meteors: 38
CAP: 0
ANT: 3
SDA: 10
PAU: 3
PER: 5
Spo: 17


Magnitude distributions (0858-1100):
CAP: +1(1)
ANT: +2(2), +4(2)  mean=3.0
SDA: -1(1), +1(2), +2(4), +3(1), +4(3)  mean=2.2
PER: 0(2), +2(1), +3(3), +4(1)  mean=2.1
Spo: 0(3), +1(4), +2(7), +3(9), +4(5), +5(2)  mean=2.5


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So he slept on a mountain.
In a sleeping bag underneath the stars 
he would lie awake and count them.
And the gray fountain spray of the great Milky Way
would never let him die alone.
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