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Re: (meteorobs) Perseids Tuesday Morning from VA

   It was exciting to hear from Bob that Perseid Activity is quickly on the rise!  I noticed the "surge" the previous morning as I observed under pristine dark sky conditions (on the Rappahanock River about 48 miles East-Southeast of Richmond, Virginia).  In the hour from 0735 - 0835 UT I counted 20 Perseids and 15 Others (Sporadics/Aquarids/1 Alpha Cap/Possible Cygnid/plus some active radiant with slow meteors in the South-SE).  The highlight was a Blue zero magnitude Perseid with a 2 second train.  Sky conditions were ideal under a limiting magnitude sky of 6.8.
   Unfortunately, I have now returned to SW Lynchburg where the sky is a milky blue, with much haze.  This morning, during the same hour, I only saw about 6 Perseids and 3 Sporadics under less than ideal sky conditions.  The limiting magnitude was a mere 5.8.  Therefore the moral of the story is for all observers that have the opportunity, please make the effort to get out to dark sky conditions (6.2 to 7.5 limiting magnitude - theoretical naked eye threshold?).  On just two consecutive mornings, I proved the difference that being under dark skies can make!  Hope everyone sees loads of Perseids with lots of the other radiant members mixed in!!
         In Astronomical Affinity - Felix A. Martinez
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa@prodigy.com>
Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:16:58 -0700

>This is just a quick note to inform everyone that Perseid activity
picked up nicely this morning. I would guess that hourly rates have now
reached 20-25. I watched for 5 hours again this morning so I'm hoping
that I recorded at least 150 meteors. I need some sleep right now then
this afternoon I will replay the 45 minutes of tape and total the
results.

It appears that Eastern Europe and Western Asia had a nice view of the
total solar eclipse.

More Later!

Bob Lunsford
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