(meteorobs) Observations from Oregon July 27/28

[Pierre Martin]

Hello Wes,

I forgot to mention in my reports (mornings of July 28 and 30) that I  
also happened to notice a few (maybe up to half a dozen) meteors  
originating from the Cygnus/Cepheus border.  These would typically  
move at about average speed.  I went back in my previous years reports  
and I took note of these in 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001 and 2000, usually  
between July 28 and August 2.  Back then, I'd call them "late Alpha  
Cygnids".  But with the Alpha Cygnids now removed from the IMO list, I  
wonder if maybe something else might be causing this activity?

- Pierre


On 28-Jul-09, at 11:48 PM, Wes Stone wrote:

> I got out for an hour and a half Tuesday morning. Skies were OK with  
> just a
> hint of smoke decreasing transparency. Meteor activity (55 total  
> meteors in
> 1.54 hours) was consistent and bright with good activity from the  
> Alpha
> Capricornids and about normal activity from the South Delta Aquarids  
> and
> Perseids. Sporadic rates were quite high, and the sporadic magnitude
> distribution was impressively bright (looked more like a shower
> distribution).
>
> Several of the sporadics were from the Apex region, and several more  
> looked
> to originate from somewhere along the Cygnus/Cepheus boundary, but  
> mainly
> there were just a lot of sporadics.
>
> I'll report to IMO when I get time.
>
> Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
> Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
> Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
> Date: 2009 July 27/28
>
> Interval 1: 0926-1100 UT
> Teff: 1.54 hours
> F: 1.00
> LM: 6.73
> Total Meteors: 55
> CAP: 7
> ANT: 1
> SDA: 12
> PER: 5
> Spo: 30
>
> Magnitude distributions:
> CAP: -2(1), -1(1), +2(2), +3(2), +4(1)  mean=1.4
> ANT: +3(1)
> SDA: 0(1), +1(1), +3(5), +4(5)  mean=3.0
> PER: +1(1), +2(1), +3(2), +4(1)  mean=2.6
> Spo: -2(1), -1(2), 0(2), +1(6), +2(8), +3(8), +4(3)  mean=1.8
>
> --
> 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.
> --Wilco
>
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