(meteorobs) Meteor Obs. 2/13/11 - Mathias, WVa

[George Gliba]

Meteor Enthusiasts,

For those interested in reading more about my observing
ventures, including chasing for my telescope dewcap in
the wind, see this short article in the NASA/GAC Nebula
newsletter at:

http://gewa.gsfc.nasa.gov/clubs/astronomy/Nebula/nebula.htm

Starry Skies,
GWG



On 2/14/11 10:30 AM, George Gliba wrote:
>           Screech Owl Hill Observatory, Mountain Meadows
>              Mathias, West Virginia 385710N 0785544W
>                       February 12/13, 2011
>
> On the night of February 12/13, I was able to see some fair
> activity from the Beta Herculids minor meteor shower after the
> moon set. This weak minor meteor shower was recently discovered
> using IMO video data, by Sirko Molau and Juergen Rendtel. So,
> it is visible visually during its peak night at least. However,
> due to clouds, I was unable to get more data that night. I did
> manage to get a good hour of clear skies though.
>
> Earlier, I casually saw a couple Antihelions and Sporadics while
> looking for SN 2011B, which I saw with a C8 SCT at 150x when it
> was about 13.5 magnitude, before moonset. It was windy and cold,
> with a nasty windchill, that was a few degrees below zero F.
>
>     Date    Time (UT)  LM  Obst. ANT BHE SPO  Total  Commments
> 02/13/11  8:45-9:45  6.4   0%    2   3   7     12   some haze
>
> Magnitude Distributions
>       0   1   2   3   4   5   6  total  Ave.
> ANT  0   0   0   1   0   1   0    2    4.0
> BHE  0   1   0   0   1   1   0    3    3.3
> SPO  0   2   2   0   1   1   1    7    3.0
>
> Starry Skies,
> GWG
>
>
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