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(meteorobs) Pre-max Perseids (novice report)
In my last five-minute period this morning (9:45-9:52 August 12 UTC,
Thursday morning local time), I observed five Perseids. This was
with the radiant about 55 degrees above the horizon. There were 5%
to maybe 10% thin summer-morning clouds crossing the site. The sky
was otherwise unobstructed. I'm not good at LM, but all morning I
could see six of the seven "Little Dipper" stars and the seventh
was coming and going; all were 30 degrees or less above the horizon
at the time. In 65 minutes Teff between 8:07 and 9:52 (with the
clouds being around during the last 25 minutes), I counted 20
Perseids and 5 sporadics. Looking forward to getting farther out
of town this evening, perhaps with a small group. Location was
30.314N, 97.866W, in the suburbs west of Austin.
Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexasdot edu - Austin, Texas, USA
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