(meteorobs) May 3/4, 2016 ETA observation from North Florida

[Paul Jones]

Thank you kindly, Koen.  I was very lucky indeed to get in some observing
time this morning.  Hope you guys have that same kind of good luck over
there!

All the best, Paul J in North Florida

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Koen Miskotte <k.miskotte at upcmail.nl>
wrote:

> hi Paul,
> A very nice report to read! I hope you get plenty clear nights in the
> coming days.
> Here in the Netherlands the weather forecasts are looking good. For me and
> fellow observer Michel Vandeputte it is a “sport” to hunt for an Eta
> Aquariid before the sky gets to light. At 3:10 local time the ETA radiant
> appears above the horizon, but at the same time morning twilight sets in.
> So we have a period of 1 or 1,5 hour to look for ETA’s. And we are very
> happy if we see 1 ETA! And (very) occasionally we see 2 of 3 ETA’s.
> Except for 2013, when I counted 12 ETA’s in the early morning of May 6.
> The ETA’s showed enhanced rates that year.
> I was out during the nights April 30/May 1(no ETA’s), May 01/02 (1 ETA ,
> +4) en last night May 03/04 (1 ETA, +4). And more clear nights will follow
> according to the weather predictions.
> Regards, Koen
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Paul Jones <jonesp0854 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:46 PM
> *To:* Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> *Subject:* (meteorobs) May 3/4, 2016 ETA observation from North Florida
>
> Hi again all,
>      Here is a more detailed report on my one hour ETA session from up on
> the "meteor roof" this morning.  One correction from the summary report: it
> was 17 total meteors vice 18.
>
> May 3/4, 2016, Observer: Paul Jones, Location 5 miles southwest of St.
> Augustine, Florida
>
> 0410-  0510 EDT (0810 - 0910 UT) Teff: 1.0 hours, No breaks LM: 6.0,
> Clear, Facing: South
>
> 8 ETA: 0, +2, +3(3), +4(2). +5(1)
> 1 ELY: +4
> 1 ANT:  -1
> 7 SPO: +1, +2, +3(3), +4(1), +5(1)
> 17 total meteors
>
> 5 of the 8 ETAs left visible trains (strangely though, the zero mag ETA
> did not)
>
> I had two ETAs in quick succession about 15 seconds apart no more than
> three minutes into the watch, then it took about 20 minutes for me to see
> another.   As usual, most of the ETAs I saw were long-pathed and left nice
> trains.  They looked like quick, glowing  darts being thrown up into the
> sky from someone standing on the southeastern horizon.  I love the ETAs for
> this visual effect that only they seem to be able to produce in quite this
> way.
>
> The one eta Lyrid (ELY) was faint and short going south near the bottom of
> Lyra, it will be interesting to see how this little shower evolves over the
> course of the next few mornings and this minor radiant is an added bonus to
> ETA watches in early May.
>
> The top meteor of the morning was by far the ANT!  It started in Ophiuchus
> and slowly paced its way northeastward going all the way over to the NE
> edge of Cygnus.  It glittered and sparked all along its path and left a
> thin train behind it.  It alternately glowed gold, silvery white, yellow
> and orange during the almost five seconds I had it in sight.  Not 30
> seconds after that beauty finally ended, a nice +2 ETA popped going
> northwestward right over part of the track the ANT had just taken.
>
> I must have seen about a dozen satellites during the watch as well, going
> in just about  every direction save east to west....;o).
>
> It looks like we have a frontal system coming through today or early
> tomorrow that should sweep out the skies behind it and give us a few cool
> and clear nights for the maximum period.  Hopefully, I can report for
> several more mornings.
>
> Clear skies all, Paul
>
>
>
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