(meteorobs) Keeping up with Jones

[george]

Paul.

Welcome to the AMS Paul.  Seldom does someone join this grand old meteor organization (105 years 
old), and then immediately become the top observer.  I hope to get up to our cabin at Screech Owl Hill 
Observatory in West Virginia and get in some good dark sky meteor observing in a week.  Meteor observing 
is also, as you recently reminded us all, a very good way to become close to Nature.  It makes you feel
like a part of Mother Earth and the Cosmos.  It is good for the soul.  Keep up the good work and fine reports.

Starry Skies,
GWG


> On Jul 30, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Paul Jones <jonesp0854 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you, Richard.  I've always said it is far better to be lucky than good and my good luck hath been running over down here so far this year (and last year also, for that matter)...;o).  I sincerely hope it clears up for other folks as well.  I want to share this love...;o).
> 
> I was thinking the same thing on the -5 fireball.  It would have indeed been even brighter had I seen it near the zenith for sure.  I forgot to mention, the time on it was 2:19 a.m. on July 29th, 2016 for any possible AMS reports coordination.
> 
> Speaking of the American Meteor Society (AMS), I would like to do a shout out to that organization (which I finally joined as a member recently, after all these years) and to editor Bob Lunsford for their excellent newsletter MeteorTrails.   Combined with the awesome European online ezine -  Meteor News by Paul Roggemans, et al., there are some great sources of meteor observations, reports and information available to folks interested in learning more about this fascinating and rewarding aspect of amateur astronomy - both online and offline...;o). 
> 
> More later.... Paul J
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Richard Taibi <rjtaibi at hotmail.com <mailto:rjtaibi at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> 
> Congratulations on your run of spectacular observation sessions!  I am envious of your skies and meteor counts.
> 
> 
> I was particularly impressed by that -5 fireball you saw skimming the northwest horizon after 2:15 AM EDT on the 29th.  Because of atmospheric extinction at your location, that fireball if seen near the zenith, perhaps in Tennessee or northern Mississippi or Georgia, might have been about -6 or -7 magnitude.  Perhaps the AMS fireball reports will show a sighting from folks in those areas?  Just a thought.
> 
> 
> Good luck for more watches and thanks for your interesting reports!
> 
> Rich
> 
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