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Hi all
From South Africa we have been plagued by unseasonal poor weather the last
few days, which has curtailed chances of a decent run on the alpha Caps and
Aquarids. For the record here is a summary of what could be managed in between:
Date UT LM CAP SDA NDA SIA PAU SPO Total
July 19/20 1900-2035 5.60 2 1 0 0 0 10 13
July 20/21 1935-2120 5.75 0 0 0 0 1 8 9
July 21/22 Cloudy
July 22/23 Cloudy
July 23/24 Cloudy
July 24/25 2026-2158 5.60 1 3 0 2 0 5 11
July 25/26 Cloudy
July 26/27 1848-2021 5.50 2 0 0 1 1 6 10
July 27/28 2000-2100 5.55 2 1 0 0 1 5 9
July 27/28 2100-2200 5.80 0 2 1 1 3 5 12
July 28/29 1938-2100 6.00 3 4 0 1 2 6 16
July 28/29 2100-2210 6.00 1 7 2 1 4 10 25
July 29/30 Cloudy
We got hit by a cold front last night and the forecast is for cloud until
Sunday, though at the moment it looks possible to get some observations in
tonight.
Bob Lunsford wrote:
>SDA activity was
>low the first two hours due to low altitude. After 1am local time the
>SDA's came to life but rates were below average for this date. The CAP's
>were seen throughout the night......
>The NDA's also came to life after two hours but were faint with an
>average magnitude of only +3.80. The 7 PAU's seen are probably a record
>number for me during one session. The SIA's were present in low numbers
>during the first four hours of the session. These meteors were also
>faint. Sporadic activiyt also seemed weak especially during my third
>hour when only two were seen.
My perceptions on the SDAs agree with Bob, I find them a bit under-strength
this year. The alpha Caps are just trickling along, more or less as normal,
nothing like the fine display of 1995 (which occurred on the night of
29/30), and not especially bright. The Piscis Australids showed good
activity on July 27/28 and 28/29, helped on the latter night by 3 PAUs in
the space of a minute. SIAs also present in low numbers and the NDAs now
making a presence. All this pretty much as Bob saw, except the sporadic
activity is not bad. Most have been plotted, with fair activity from
Sagitarrius, a definite radiant in Aquila and a few from Grus.
Full report to Bob Lunsford and IMO once finished.
Bye for now
Tim