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(meteorobs) LYRIDS APR 21/22, 1998
April 21/22, 1998
Greetings to all (esp. to the list-newbies) -
Well, it's been since the 97-Perseids with the Nodot calif group & Dr
Jenniskens that I have had the chance to go out and observe... Last
night I traveled up to Geo Zay's observatory to watch the Lyrids and
we couldn't have had better conditions. Crytal clear skies all night
and fairly mild temps as well, . (we guestimate it was ~52-56deg F
thruout the obs session). As dark as it was, I immediately noticed
the beautiful paint job George had given his cool 3-story
observtory...
I observed from 2200-0300 (Local time, PDT), faced NE at altitude of
~60deg the whole night and counted a total of exactly 70 meteors..(37 LYR,
1 SAG, 32 SPO). ~Teff = 4.5hr with an AVG Lm = 6.1..
Certainly the highlight of the session was a wonderous -3 Lyrid (at 0131
PDT, 0831 UT). George thinks his camera with the spectral prism may have
captured the event. At < 1-2 deg from the radiant, this was as close to a
"POINT FIREBALL" Ive experinced... VERY COOL! I'd be interested if any
other observers saw this.
A full formal report to NAMN/IMO/MeteorObs-list to follow in a few
days...
Lookin' forward to the upcoming ETAs!
Clear skies to ALL,
Joseph Assmus
Office of Sleep and Circadian Studies
School of Medicine, Univ of Calif
San Diego, CA USA