(meteorobs) Somewhat disappointing PERs from north Florida this morning
GLDSKTR at aol.com
GLDSKTR at aol.com
Thu Aug 11 08:20:21 EDT 2011
I agree, Paul. I rememeber Late 80's and early 90's Perseids being much
higher rated than the last few years or so. Recent showers have been almost
"disappointing," sometimes showing no meteors during long hours of
observing on peak night.
Maybe it's just us, or it's possible that some of our 'meteor model mavens'
on here have seen a shift in the streams over the years?
Anthony
S. FL., USA
In a message dated 8/11/2011 8:09:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jonesp0854 at gmail.com writes:
Greetings again all,
Although my skies were a bit hazy, muddy, murky, fuzzy, foggy around
the edges, I managed an hour of pre-dawn PER watching this morning (Aug.
10/11) from my driveway. I got only 19 PERs all told, plus a spattering of
other assorted non-Perseids from 4:30 to 5:30 EDT. Only a lone +1 PER was
the closest thing to a bright one I saw. Most of them were rather faint
indeed and I may have lost a few to the sky conditions, but anything bright or
near bright would have shown up. And the skies were good enough to record
data. Full data to follow seperately.
I don't know, maybe it's me, but these recent PER displays pale in
comparison to the ones we had back in the late seventies and eighties. Seemed
like 90 to 100 per hour or more was routine back then in any dark moon
year. 60 per hour was more common on the night before maximum! I recall
specifically in 1977, we were seeing 60/hour before midnight on max night. By
dawn that morning, we were getting 3 to 4 PERs a MINUTE! Nothing like that
going on anymore!! What has happened to the PERS??
Hopefully, they will pick up from here and good luck to all who watch.
I'll give it another go in the morning but I don't expect a whole lot what
with the full moon and all. Maybe we'll get lucky...
Clear skies, Paul
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