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Re: (meteorobs) Perseid max from eastern Ontario...
Pierre,
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From: "Pierre Martin" <p.martin@cyberusdot ca>
To: "<<Meteorobs list>>" <meteorobs@atmob.org>; <oaog@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 8:15 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) Perseid max from eastern Ontario...
> Just a short note to say I had a good run for observing the peak
> night of Perseids (Aug 11/12) with mostly clear skies from eastern
> Ontario...
>
> Nothing unsual seen last night.
>
> Echoing Norman's report, I also found Perseids rates a bit below
> expectations. There seemed to be lots of faint meteors, and the
> bright Moon seemed to affect the shower significantly despite
> transparent 6th magnitude skies. There were few fireballs (best were
> mag -3). A common thing was long lulls of inactivity followed by a
> few quick bursts. It was definitely not a dramatic increase in rates
> such as the morning of August 12 1997 when my last hour before dawn
> under dark skies had 121 Perseids, including several fireballs.
>
> Tape will be decoded later today, after I catch up on sleep.
>
> Weather is looking good again tonight (August 12/13), so I'm planing
> another full night of observing under a dark sky to see what happens.
> My guess is that if the exact peak time happens during my daylight,
> then meteors should be at least as plentiful again tonight.
>
> Pierre Martin
> Ottawa, Ontario
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