(meteorobs) Geminids 13/14, 2012 - REVISED

[Michael Boschat]

Hi all:

 It cleared more but at 0345 UT clouded over so called it a night, here is
my revised report. I can't believe I missed 5 bright Geminids with my
camera...man, I gotta be really old!  I managed 1 Geminid of -3 mag in
Orion just below Rigel.

 I saw a total of 31 Geminids in 6 hours.

                      Meteor Shower Report - Revised

Date : December 13/14,2012
Begin: 22:00 UT
End:   04:00 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
-----------------------------------------------------
22:00  23:00  1.00    4.0     2    0      2      90%
00:00  01:00  1.00    4.0    12    0     12      90%
01:00  02:00  1.00    4.5     3    0      3      30%
02:00  03:00  1.00    5.0    10    0     10      20%
03:00  04:00  1.00    5.0     4    0      4      30%


Magnitudes:  -4  -3  -2  -1   0  +1  +2
---------------------------------------
Gem           4   4   2  10   -   5   6
Spo           -   -   -   -   -   -   -


Average Magnitudes:  GEM= -0.67


Comments: At start of session a -4 Geminid Earthgrazers
          white in color took abour 5 seconds to cover
          almost 44 degrees, it had an elongated head with a
          few small red pieces breaking away.




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