(meteorobs) Quick Perseid 'Clump' Observation

[Norman W McLeod III]

The only year I ever had non-random Perseids was the max in 1985.  That 
year I had intense action for 15 minutes, about 25 Perseids, followed by 
nothing at all for 15 minutes.  I went through that cycle 3 times.  All 
other years seem to fit the Poisson distribution.

Variable dull to poor night skies here, with African dust and some 
convective debris.  I wasn't motivated to observe the Perseids this 
year.  Aug 11 around 530am I woke up and went out front for 12 minutes, 
sky LM 4.0, and didn't see a single meteor.

Norman

> Peak night. As witnessed in past years, the Persieds once again,  seemed to
> appear in "clumps."
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> Yes . . . the "clumping effect" has been a characteristic of the  Perseids
> for many years.  In fact, if you have access to the November 1970  Sky&
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> -- joe rao
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