(meteorobs) A few Geminids

[Paul Zeller]

I've had zero luck this week also in Central Indiana. Even with the high
pressure system over us since the middle of last week we've had persistent
clouds, mist, and fog every night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for
tonight but I'm not counting on the sky clearing. Oh well.
On Dec 13, 2014 1:02 PM, "Paul Martsching" <pmartsching at mchsi.com> wrote:

> We have been having a very long stretch of overcast weather in central
> Iowa, with the Sun barely peeking thru once in a great while.  Last night
> was most likely my only chance to see any Geminids this year, as the
> weather forecast is for "overcast" the next several nights.  There was fog
> in the river valleys and a bit of general thin fog otherwise as I drove out
> to McFarland Park.  When I began observing there was obvious fog downhill
> to the West of the observatory "hump".  This gradually got higher and then
> after two hours dense fog suddenly moved in, ending the session.  The
> Geminids were mostly faint, tho I did see three negative magnitude
> meteors.  The two - 1 GEM's were yellow; all the rest of the GEM's were
> white.  No more than the briefest of trains with the negative magnitude
> GEM's.
>
> 13 Dec 2014 0325-0425 UT 31 degrees; dew point 30 degrees; calm; clear
> with horizon haze/fog; average LM ~5.0; facing East 50 degrees; teff 1.0
> hour.
> Geminids: nine: -2; -1; 0; +1; +2(3); +3; +4
> Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
> Total meteors: twelve
>
> 13 Dec 2014 0425-0525 UT 29 degrees; dew point 28 degrees; wind SE 3 mph;
> clear with fog; average LM ~5.0; facing East 50 degrees; teff 1.0 hour.
> During the last few minutes the Moon was up in the East, but very much
> dimmed by fog and strangely the "big Moon near the horizon effect" did not
> seem to be present.
> Monocerids(?): one: +3
> Geminids: twelve: -1; +2; +3(6); +4(4)
> Sporadics: three: +2(2); +3
> Total meteors: sixteen
>
> I did not see any Geminids last year because of the weather.  Well, maybe
> next year???
>
> Paul Martsching
>
>
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