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re: (meteorobs) Possible Xi Perseid and Perseids
Sorry George, no sky here in NJ. Need to chop a hole in the haze with a
machete. Chew your air before you breathe it, etc. I did check last night,
but by best LM under *clear* skies was 2.8, and it got worse from there :-(
Wayne
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From Stop Light Pollution! <GLIBA@grossc.gsfc.nasadot gov>, on 8/6/96 9:32 AM:
To: <meteorobs@latradedot com>
I got up to look for possible Xi Perseids this morning and saw only one
for
sure. As I mentioned, I was clouded out last year, but two years ago saw
eight
in less than two hours (six in 44 minutes). Did anyone else see any? Anyway,
I
got clouded out after 07:45 UT, but managed to get a good hour in. Below is
my
data in condensed form. A comprehensive report will be sent to the ALPO
Meteors
Section. Two regular Perseids, one Aquarid, and four sporadics were also
seen.
Early Perseid and Xi Perseid Meteor Counts
Observer: G.W. Gliba
Greenbelt, Maryland Limiting Magn. 5.0 Half Moon
Tape Recorder Used
Date UT Teff F LM Per Aqr *Xi Per Spor
Aug 5/6 1996 06:41-07:42 1.00 1.00 5.0 2 1 1 4
* means plotted - only potential Xi Perseids were plotted
MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 TOTAL
PER 1 1 2
AQR 1 1
XPR 1 1
SPOR 1 2 1 4
Total: 8