(meteorobs) Perseids of Aug.12/13 - bad night

[Michael Boschat]

Hi all:

  I started at 0030 UT and saw 3 earthgrazers, by 0400 UT clouds began to come
in and I decided to take a break, BIG mistake! -- I FELL ASLEEP till 5am !!!!
AGHAGAHG! so missed anything good that probally happened. Now listening to
radio meteors...shute! My report below:

Meteor Shower Report

Date : August 12/13,2010
Begin: 00:30 UT
End:   04:00 UT
Observer: Michael Boschat
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Lat: N 44d 39'
Long: W 63d 36m
Elev: 57m
Recording Method: Eye


Start  End    LM     PER   Total   Cloud
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00:30  01:00  5.0     3      3       0%
01:00  02:00  5.0     3      3       0%
02:00  03:00  5.0     4      4       0%
03:00  04:00  4.5     6      6      80%


Magnitudes: -6 -5 -4  -3  -2  -1  0  1
--------------------------------------
PER          1  -  2   1   3   5  -  3

Average Magnitudes:  PER= -1.56

Comments: Perseids came in spurts again but early at 0030 UT
           then slowed near 0100 onwards. By 0400 UT clouds came
           in and I decided to take a break but FELL ASLEEP till
           5am!!!!!


Clear skies
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Michael Boschat
Halifax Center - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Astronomy page:  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063