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(meteorobs) Re: Florida 2001 Perseid max unimpressive
My experience with the 2001 Perseids closely match that of Norman and
Pierre except that we had a -5 and -6 Perseid fireballs. There were lots
of bright and colorful Perseids with orange being the predominant color
this year. For the full 5 hours I counted of 182 meteors with 135 of
them being Perseids. The highest Perseid hourly count was 35 between
2:47 and 3:47 PDT (0947-1047 UT). The average Perseid magnitude was a
bright +2.01. I would estimate the LM ranged from near +6.5 before
moonrise to +5.5 during the last hour (which produced meager results).
I have had 3 hours of sleep in the last 36 hours so my brain is totally
fried. It's tough having to put in 8 hours of work after a 5 hour watch!
I'll post a more complete report after some sleep.
Bob Lunsford
nmcleod@peganet.com wrote:
>
> Preliminary Perseid rates 2001 Aug 11/12, 226 - 526 EDT, Perseids 19-25-16.
> Below expectations and hopes. The last hour was headed for a dismal 10
> except for a quick boost right at the end. No fireballs either -- best I
> did was a couple of -3m's. Sky was as good as possible with the moon up.
> It was LM 6.0 to 326, then 5.5 thereafter. Lots of long blank periods.
> There were several quick pairs but none simultaneous. It was a nice little
> show with a number of bright colorful Perseids, but there's no way I would
> have seen 68/hr in a dark sky this year.
>
> Maybe next year I can catch the upswing to the peak coming over Hawaii, as
> in 1974 and 1978. Otherwise, onward to the next peak here in 2005.
>
> Joan came along and saw 43 meteors total in 3:32 hours. But the bugs were
> fierce. Two mosquito coils kept 2/3 of them away but there was plenty left
> over to bother us.
>
> Norman
>
> Norman W. McLeod III
> Staff Advisor
> American Meteor Society
>
> Fort Myers, Florida
> nmcleod@peganet.com
>
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