(meteorobs) Bootes Activity August 1/2

[Bias, Peter V]

Hi David,

I recall seeing a few meteors from a "radiant" near there on Aug 4, 1970 (I know; long time ago).  We were looking for (really) early Perseids in the evening (as youngsters do) and noticed the meteors coming from out of the northwest as we looked toward the Perseid radiant.  We plotted nothing and had no good sense of the radiant, but one was a -5 exploding bolide that certainly got our attention!
Might be the same shower...or maybe not, but your post brought back fond memories.
Regards,

  Pete Bias
  Lakeland Florida (but saw that shower from Cincinnati Ohio)

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From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org [meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of David Oesper [oesper at mac.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:37 PM
To: Meteorobs
Subject: (meteorobs) Bootes Activity August 1/2

I was out photographing the Milky Way Sunday evening, and between 10:45 and 11:15 p.m. CDT (2 Aug 2010 0345-0415 UT) I noticed two very similar medium slow meteors with short trails (white, 2nd magnitude) emanating from a point in Bootes a few degrees "above" (NE of) a line connecting Epsilon and Rho Bootis, a few minutes apart.  The first meteor went to the east of Boo, and the second to the west.  I know that two meteors does not a radiant make, but I was struck by how similar these two events were and that they appeared to come from the same radiant point.  Maybe it's nothing, but thought I should report it.

Respectfully submitted,

David Oesper
Alpine, TX  USA
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