(meteorobs) Geminids 12/13, 2012

[Michael Boschat]

Hi:

 My meteor report from last night in Halifax. It was a nice one with
faint meteors and a small sprinkle of bright ones.
As I EXPECTED.. they acted like the Perseids.. in spurts!
There were 2 Earth grazers at the begining.

My photos were poor for some reason, caught a few but they did not
look as good as I had hoped.

                      Meteor Shower Report

Date : December 12/13,2012
Begin: 00:00 UT
End:   07:00 UT
Observer: Michael Boschat
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lat: N 44d 39'
Long: W 63d 36m
Elev: 57m
Recording Method: Eye


Start  End    Teff    LM     Gem  Spo   Total   Cloud
------------------------------------------------------
00:00  01:00  1.00    5.0     0    1      1      0%
01:00  02:00  1.00    5.0     8    0      8      0%
02:00  03:00  1.00    5.0     3    0      3      0%
03:00  04:00  1.00    5.0    11    0     11      0%
04:00  05:00  1.00    5.0     4    0      4      0%
05:00  06:00  1.00    5.0     3    0      3      0%
06:00  07:00  1.00    5.0     1    0      1      0%
-----------------------------------------------------
                     Total   30    1

Magnitudes:  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  1  2
------------------------------------
Gem           3   1   2   12 -  3  9
Spo           -   -   -   -  -  -  1


Average Magnitudes:  GEM= -0.8
                    SPOR= +2.0


Comments: At start of session the first
          two Geminids were Earthgrazers.
          One was a small green ball like about
          1/8th Moon diameter but no trail
          fell in Sw and about 35 degrees long.

          2nd Geminid was white and overhead about
          40 degrees long.


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