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Re: (meteorobs) Hunting the peak of a meteor shower
Thanks, Trond. As you and Wayne have both stressed in messages, it is important
for deriving useable data about the Perseids, that folks who observe and record
try to be out for as LONG as possible, on ALL of the nights before, during, and
(just as important) after the predicted maximum. We're blessed this year with a
dark, moonless sky nearly ALL NIGHT long for the Perseids, not to mention their
maximum ALMOST falling on a weekend! (A Sat. night max would be TOO MUCH luck.)
As the premier summer meteor shower, and with excellent conditions for max this
year, the Perseids are an *excellent* opportunity for new observers to get their
feet wet with some LONG, beautiful nights of meteor observing! And don't forget
that, even if you CAN'T stay up past midnight on max night, there is REAL VALUE
in observing as many hours as you can, even starting in evening twilight!
Always keep in mind as you dip your toes into the world of meteors: YOUR DATA,
if seriously collected and put in a useable format, is a VALUABLE ADDITION to
the science of meteorics. And it's a heck of a show, too!
Lew, with fond memories of Perseid maxes past
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