(meteorobs) Quick Perseid 'Clump' Observation

[Michel Vandeputte]

The Perseids in 2010...a bit early to say this for sure but I feel some same impressions as the 2002 display (in the cyclus of 8 years ago with declining activity in the morning hours of august 13, 2002 as observed from Diéval, Artois, Northern France)... The IMO will tell us when all data is analysed... 

Karl; this year I wasn't for the first time since 2004 not in the Provence for the Perseid maximum :-( I didn't trust the weather conditions around the Perseid main maximum. I stayed in Belgium for the pre maximum (totally clear); for the main maximum night I moved into directions of Normandie and found a very good observing spot not far from Neufchatel en Bray.  But after two hours of nice Perseid observing; clouds and rain showers moved in from the west... 

Now for the post maximum night I am crossing my fingers for an other observing session in my home town. Sadly...this isn't the Provence with all the light pollution and the risk of fog and other stuff because of high humidity levels...

Long trains, 

Michel
Belgium 





Michel Vandeputte
 



> From: karl.antier at laposte.net
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:58:59 +0200
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Quick Perseid 'Clump' Observation
> 
> 
> Hi all meteor observers,
> 
> Here, from South-Eastern France, clouds vanished around 1h UT last night (12-13/08), and I was thus nearly able to monitor Perseid activity ("nearly" because I was so tired that I fell often asleep while watching at the sky, making it impossible to make a real observing session, sorry...).
> Actually, I was a bit disappointed with the activity, as the conditions could hardly be better this year (perfect predicted maximum time, moonless skies), and I thus hoped to have a wonderful show. But activity seemed to me to be quite weaker than the two last years. But rates were quite decent, as I think they would approach 80 Perseids per hour.
> I also didn't notice that Perseid appeared in "clumps", althought this trend appeared obvious to me last years. But some bright fireball were observed, one of which appearing very close to the horizon, and which must have been a dramatic show if seen from just under!
> 
> > The Eridanids continued to provide a couple of impressive earthgrazers, this time low in the north. Both were 2nd magnitude and distinctly orange.
> 
> Bob, as you mentionned this shower, do you have its characteristics? Because during my observations, I spotted numerous very very fast long meteors coming from the East, and I wondered if they could be part of a common source. Are Eridanifds fast moving meteors ?
> Thanks in advance for your answer!
> 
> Clear skies to all for the end of the show!
> Karl
> 
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