(meteorobs) Geminids Dec 12/13 ...

To: meteorobs@atmob.org
Subject: (meteorobs) Geminids Dec 12/13 ...
From: Pierre Martin <dob14.5@sympaticodot ca>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:09:42 -0500
Delivered-To: meteorobs-mhonarc2@galaxy.atmob.org
Delivered-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
Sender: owner-meteorobs@atmob.org

Hi all,

Brief report before going to bed...

I was successful in getting about 6 hours TEFF this morning (Dec 12/13) 
for the Geminids.  Transparency was very crisp and the air was cold 
(-14C + windchill) which allowed for as much as mag 5.5 skies or so!

I haven't decoded the tape yet but Geminids were moderately active 
(maybe around 15-20/hr).  Sometimes there were very long lulls of 
inactivity, and just as I started wondering where all the Gems went, 
they would surprise me with a small burst.  Lots of very faint stuff, 
just a few occasional fairly bright meteors.  Nothing got brighter than 
mag -3.

It's looking like the peak night will be clear here, up until the last 
dark hour or two before dawn.

Stay tune for the full rreport...

Pierre Martin
Ottawa, Ontario

The archive and Web site for our list is at http://www.meteorobs.org
To stop getting all email from the 'meteorobs' lists, use our Webform:
http://www.meteorobs.org/subscribe.html