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Re: (meteorobs) Geminid



Thanks Robert for that light polluted report.  I often think about going in
my own but then talk myself out of it (streetlights nearby).   The spot that
I had been using (locally) recently went under the blade of the bulldozer!
If the weather cooperates I will be taking a drive Saturday.

Clear skies, long trains

Jeff W.
Original Message -----
From: "Robert J. Gardner" <rendrag@earthlinkdot net>
To: "Meteor Observors" <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Geminid


> I woke up this morning by some accident at three AM Pacific Standard
> Time and decided to see if I could see any Geminids in my light polluted
> back yard.  I got started at 3:15 AM PST (19:15 UTC).  With the moon so
> high and the normal light pollution I would estimate the sky at a LM of
> 2.5 to 3.0.  I faced North East trying to get some protection from the
> moonlight with my house and an old fashioned black umbrella.  My field
> of view due to buildings was probably one third or less of the sky.  I
> saw just three Geminids and no sporadic in one hour of continuous
> observing. They appeared early in the observation and were a magnitude
> of 1.5, 1.0, and 0.0.  This may seem like a waste of time for some of
> you more lucky observers, but for me in my back yard at this time of the
> year, that was a grand experience. :-)
> I don't consider this good scientific data but for those curious soles,
> I am at 118o 03m 32s West Longitude and
> +34o 09m 55s North Latitude in sunny southern California.  The weather
> is crystal clear and I will be observing under these adverse conditions
> again tonight, I hope. I'm looking forward to next year when the moon
> will not be any trouble at all.
>
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