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(meteorobs) August 22 Observations
-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --
I managed 3 hours of observing this morning under clear skies. Rates
were weaker than yesterday. The Perseids nearly disappeared with only 2
being seen this morning. The Aquarid radiants were also quiet. The
radiant near Mira produced only 3 possible members. The brightest
meteor seen was a -2 Kappa Cygnid seen low in the north. It seemed that
meteors this morning did their best to avoid detection by appearing at
the edge of my field. I keep track of the distance a meteor appears
from the center of my field for plotting accuracy. The average is 20-30
degrees. This morning it seemed to be 40-50 degrees! Another hinderence
to plotting was that meteors would appear in groups. I would see one
meteor, fix its position in the sky and then see another meteor before
being able to plot the first one. This is a pretty shallow complaint as
I would rather see this activity rather than struggle through an
average March morning with perhaps 5 meteors per hour. There is no
overworked feeling that time of year.
09:00-10:00 UT .90 6.61 1 KCG 1 PER 2 SDA 10 SPO
10:00-11:00 UT .90 6.59 1 SDA 14 SPO
11:00-12:00 UT .93 6.44 1 PER 10 SPO
F was 1.00 all 3 hours and the TeFF was reduced due to plotting.
Beginning Temperature: 57F (14 C) Ending Temperature: 55F (13C)
Beginning Relative Humidity: 50% Ending Relative Humidity: 48%
Bob Lunsford