While it is still quiet, thought I would supply some recent meteor shower reports:
------------------ > meteorobs-digest Sunday, December 15 2002 > Volume 04 : Number 1052 > > (meteorobs) Geminids from East Central GA > (meteorobs) Geminids on Vancouver Island > (meteorobs) Geminids > (meteorobs) Geminids > (meteorobs) North Carolina Clouded out as well > (meteorobs) METEOR OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED > (meteorobs) Geminids > (meteorobs) GEM Obs from Hawaii - Good show! > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:48:14 -0500 > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) Geminids from East Central GA > > The day started with rain, lots of rain, but > thankfully it did = > end with a meteor shower. The rain ended and > amazingly, by dark, things = > were clearing out very nicely here. I cautiously > gathered my gear and = > headed for my site. A few clouds began moving > through around 10:00 = > local time and by 11:30 the skies began alternating > between 0% to 70% = > cloudy. It was impossible to gauge the "F" so I put > away my recorder, = > hoping things would clear out completely. It never > did. > But, wow, those geminids were active! Even > with the moon and = > clouds, I had a raw count of 84 Geminds between > 10:35 and 1:05. From = > 12:00 to 1:00 I counted 45. But as the moon got > lower the clouds = > increased and after 2:00 I was very limited in what > I was able to see. = > The Geminids were not too bright, with only a > handful in the -2 to +1 = > range. They were not too colorful, either. The > clouds took over and I = > finally called it quits at 3:00 and went home for a > "nap." > In a way, it was nice just to lie back and > watch and not worry = > with magnitudes, times and star counts. > > Kim Youmans > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 07:42:30 -0800 > From: Ed Majden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) Geminids on Vancouver Island > > The Geminids at Courtenay on Vancouver Island, > B.C. where not only > clouded out but rained out with strong winds. The > bird perch device on top > of the Sandia convex all-sky camera got detached > again so when the rains > stop it will mean another trip up on the roof for > repairs. I still haven't > had a chance to test the new Sandia fisheye all-sky > running the auto record > and detect software Sentinel. This weather is > getting very frustrating! > > Ed Majden - Sandia Bolide Detection Station - > Courtenay B.C. CANADA > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 12:00:56 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: (meteorobs) Geminids > > Olathe, KS > > I got home slept for few hours and then got up to > watch the Geminids from > 3:00-4:30. Completely clear . I put a blanket in the > sleeping bag and things > were cozier. I should have thought of that for the > Leonids when I was freezing most of the time. > > It was a very nice show as I saw 23 meteors. Most > were Geminids and very > bright (0 to -2 magnitude) white, yellow or blue and > very slow .5 to .75 a second, with few train/trails. > No sky splitters (super bright ones). > Saw 21 of them from 3am- 4am and then it decreased > rapidly as I only saw 3 until I quit. I did not > think the Geminids peaked that sharply. > I was disappointed more did not appear after 4. > > It was worth a look. > > Dr.Eric Flescher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > member, Astronomical Society of Kansas City (ASKC)- > Solar System Ambassador 2002 JPL(Jet Propulsion Lab) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 11:30:25 -0600 > From: "C. F. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) Geminids > > The sky remained cloudy overnight in Southeastern > Wisconsin, USA. > Not able to see any activity because of conditions. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:16:38 -0800 > From: "Thom Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) North Carolina Clouded out as > well > > Conditions where unfavorable here in North Carolina > as well, the sky did clear up just in time for > sunrise. Might try some post peak viewing Dec 14/15. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:42:32 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: (meteorobs) METEOR OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED > > Summary: 2002.12.12-13 > Begin: 22:20 PST (06:20 UT) > End: 02:30 PST (10:30 UT) > Location: Lat. 39.11N Long. 119.45W Elev. 1433M > (4700ft) > Site: Carson City, Nevada USA > > Observed showers: GEM ORI TAU SPO > LM: 5.5 (Average for the session) > Bortle scale: 4 to 5 (Varied through the session) > Recording method: Paper and pencil > > Period (10 minute intervals) > GEM ORI TAU SPO > 22:20 - 22:30 PST > 1 0 0 0 > 22:30 - 22:40 " > 0 1 1 1 > 22:40 - 22:50 " > 1 0 0 0 > 22:50 - 23:00 " > 0 0 0 0 > 23:00 - 23:10 " > 0 0 0 0 > 23:10 - 23:20 " > 0 0 0 0 > 23:20 - 23:30 " > 0 0 0 0 > 23:30 - 23:40 " > 1 0 0 0 > 23:40 - 23:50 " > 1 0 0 0 > 23:50 - 00:00 " > 0 0 0 0 > 00:00 - 00:10 " > 0 0 0 0 > 00:10 - 00:20 " > 1 0 1 1 > 00:20 - 00:30 " > 0 1 0 0 > 00:30 - 00:40 " > 2 0 0 0 > 00:40 - 00:50 " > 0 0 1 0 > 00:50 - 01:00 " > 0 0 0 1 > 01:00 - 01:10 " > 1 0 0 0 > 01:10 - 01:20 " > 1 0 0 1 > 01:20 - 01:30 " > 0 0 1 1 > 01:30 - 01:40 " > 0 1 0 0 > 01:40 - 01:50 " > 0 0 1 0 > 01:50 - 02:00 " > 1 0 0 0 > 02:00 - 02:10 " > 1 0 0 0 > 02:10 - 02:20 " > 3 0 0 0 > 02:20 - 02:30 " > 0 0 0 0 > > Totals: > 22:20 - 02:30 4hrs 10min > 14 3 4 5 > > Magnitude distribution: -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot > GEM >0 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 14 > ORI >0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 > TAU >0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 > SPO >0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 > > Totals: >0 1 1 3 2 1 5 4 5 3 0 1 26 > > Color distribution: > White: 13 > Yellow/white: 1 > Yellow: 7 > Blue: 1 > Blue/white: 4 > > Breaks: > 23:11 - 23:21 PST (10 min) Reposition > equipment/personal break. > 00:27 - 00:35 " ( 8 min) Personal break. > > 01:27 - 01:29 " ( 2 min) Reposition > equipment. > > Notes: > 1) The Bortle scale varied through the course of > this session due to variable cloudiness, moonlite, > and occasional home security lighting. > 2) Limiting magnitude also varied during the > session from a low of +2 to a high of +7 > due to the same reasons listed in note 1. > 3) Again, all of the SPO's noted radiated from > inside AURIGA. > 4) The -4 Geminid was blue in color. It presented > a short, translucent train that disappeared fast. > There was a small flare as the meteor disappeared > from view. > This meteor traveled about 40 degrees towards > the west, and was sighted at 00:18 PST (08:18 UT). > 5) The -3 Orionid was a fast meteor, white in > color. This meteor disappeared, then reappeared very > briefly before it flared. There was a small debris > trail as it flared. > This meteor was sighted just west of > Betelgeuse, and traveled west for about 30 degrees. > It was sighted at 01:32 PST (09:32 UT). > 6) All in all, I was fortunate the cloud cover was > scattered. At two points in the session the cloud > cover completely obscured any view. Most cloud cover > was thin, fortunately, and I did enjoy two long > periods of very clear sky. > Our predicted stormy weather has arrived though, and > a viewing session for 13-14 has been clouded out. > It remains to be seen what will happen to the > tonight(14-15). > > CLEAR SKIES AND PLENTIFUL COUNTS, > R. MORGAN > CARSON CITY, NEVADA USA > 39.11N 119.45W elev. 1433 m (4700 ft) > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:22:48 -0600 > From: Paul Martsching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) Geminids > > I went out to western Iowa last night (13/14 Dec > local time) to watch the Geminids. > It was not too cold (37-26 degrees F) and it was an > unusually dry night for Iowa and the Moon did not > interfere before it > set as badly as it usually does here. (Moonset ~230 > am CST) Clear all > night. My best one hour Geminid count was 79 during > the hour 300-400 am > CST (900-1000 UT). Only six fireballs (mag. -4+): > one of mag. -5 with a > train lasting 2 seconds and five of mag. -4. The > majority of the > Geminids were white with quite a few yellow or > orange and several of the > brightest light blue-green. My best 10 minute > Geminid count (17) was > 220-230 am CST (820-830 UT) when I changed > directions (the Moon had set) > and etc and had my head down for a total of about 2 > minutes! As usual > the Geminids were very clumpy. It was a very nice > Geminid experience! > > Limiting magnitude at beginning ~5.5; by Moonset > 6.5; after 600 am CST > gradually worsening to 6.0 because of morning > twilight affecting the > western sky. > GEM MON SHYD COM SPOR > > 650-700 UT 11 - - - - > 700-710 10 - - - - > 710-720 8 - - - - > 720-730 9 - - - - > 730-740 10 - - - - > 740-750 8 - 1 - 1 > 750-800 9 - - - - > 800-810 5 1 - - - > 810-820 8 - - - - > 820-830 17 - - - 1 > (tef only 8 min) > 830-840 8 - - - - > 840-850 6 - - - - > 850-900 4 - - - - > 900-910 14 - - - 1 > 910-920 15 - - - - > 920-930 14 - - - - > 930-940 8 - - - - > 940-950 14 - - - - > 950-1000 14 - - - - > 1000-1010 11 - 1 - 1 > 1010-1020 6 - - 1 1 > 1020-1030 9 - - 2 1 > 1030-1040 7 - - - 1 > 1040-1050 10 - - 1 - > 1050-1100 4 - 1 - - > 1100-1110 7 - - - 1 > 1110-1120 9 - 1 - - > 1120-1130 8 - - - - > 1130-1140 9 - - - - > 1140-1150 8 - - - 1 > 1150-1200 8 - - - - > 1200-1210 11 - - - - > 1210-1220 8 - - - 1 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 20:34:40 -0500 (EST) > From: Michael Linnolt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) GEM Obs from Hawaii - Good > show! > > After last months LEO debacle, I really needed a > reliable shower to calm my frazzled nerves! So, > the Geminids stepped up to bat, and hit a home run! > Rather than risk flying to another island, I drove up > to our north shore dark sky site. The weather forecasts looked good - strong inversion, light winds, dry atmosphere, no cirrus. It all added up to a mostly crystal clear night of meteor observing. Of course I spent a lot of time looking thru my scope at all kinds of DSO, variable stars and the 2 comets RX14 and V1, as well! Several times a GEM came zipping across my > eyepiece field. One was bright enough to leave a nice persistent train which I followed a few seconds in the scope. > > Overall the GEM rates were as good as can be > expected, I counted 52 in a half hour after moonset, and 27 while the moon was high, but that was at 10UT, the peak exactly. Only 3 fireballs, but one was -10 that I saw while I just looked up from my scope to find a DSO! I stared right at it and the brightness was almost painful. > > Hopefully there will be some action from the Ursids > or Quads to round out the season... > > Aloha & Clear skies to all! > Mike Linnolt > > Report Follows: > > OBS: Mike Linnolt (LINMI) > DATE: Dec 14, 2002 > TIME: 1000 - 1400 UT (12:00am-4:00am HST night of > Dec 13/14) > LOC: Dillingham, Oahu, HI (21 34' N, 158 12m W) > ELEV: 5m > Conditions: Mostly Clear. Temp 70F. RH 99%. Winds > Calm. > METHOD: Paper > > > Observing Periods Summary: > > # Period(UT) FOV Teff F LM GEM VEL MON ANT > SPO > ---------- --- ---- - --- --- --- --- --- > --- > 1 1000-1031 06h+10 0.50 1.04 5.9 27 1 1 6 > 7 > 2 1325-1400 07h+30 0.53 1.00 6.4 52 3 2 2 > 14 > > > Periods Detail: > > Period #1: > - ---------- > > Mag -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 > - ------------------------------------ > GEM: 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 7 8 4 0 = 27 > VEL: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 1 > MON: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 > ANT: 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 = 6 > SPO: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 = 7 > > DEAD TIME: 1 min > > Period #2: > - ---------- > > Mag -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 > - ------------------------------------ > GEM: 1 0 0 0 5 7 8 12 14 5 0 = 52 > VEL: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 = 3 > MON: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 = 2 > ANT: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 = 2 > SPO: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 1 = 14 > > DEAD TIME: 3 min > > END OF REPORT. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 02:17:07 -0500 > From: "ron z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: Geminids slight chance > in Florida > > <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> > <P>leonids and geminids from south east florida as > follows</P> > <P>clouds 2</P> > <P>observer 0</P> > <P>will still keep looking</P> > <P>clear skies</P> > <P>ron<BR><BR></P></DIV> > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 06:26:48 -0600 > From: Tom Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (meteorobs) Southern cold > > One of my coldest memories was watching the '66 > Leonids (the night before > the storm) on the hood of a car for three hours and > a half hours. I was > in the Rio Grande Valley-about as far south as you > can get in the U.S. > The temp was 42 deg. F , the relative humidity was > 95% (we fogged out at > 5 AM) and the elevation was less than 100 feet above > sea level. The > humidity and elevation made for a 'cold soak' > bordering on hypothermia. > If I had to guess, I would equate it to 5 or 10 > above in Denver. > > Anyway, being now older and smarter (seemingly) I > laid out about $130 for > some serious gear that makes me look like the > Pillsbury Dough Boy in > black. It includes pants, coat and hood. I also > wear some snow boots. > Most sporting goods or outdoor wear places should > have it. I recommend > this for all of the dedicated southern observers who > may be using your > 'everyday' cold weather gear. It makes the obs > session so much more > enjoyable. > > Tom > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:12:26 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Southern cold > > On Sunday, December 15, 2002, at 07:26 AM, Tom > Fleming wrote: > > > Anyway, being now older and smarter (seemingly) I > > laid out about $130 for > > some serious gear that makes me look like the > > Pillsbury Dough Boy in black.... > > We've found that a couple bottles of warm water help > a great deal too. > > = - - - - - - - = > Steven Kolins > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://homepage.mac.com/smkolins/ > Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart! > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 08:55:15 -0600 > From: "-----c-HArlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Southern cold > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > On Sunday, December 15, 2002, at 07:26 AM, Tom > Fleming wrote: > > > > > Anyway, being now older and smarter (seemingly) > > > ... > > We've found that a couple bottles of warm water > help a great deal too. > > When I'm outside for extended periods in cold > weather, I wear in the following order: > full-body china silk underwear > www.sportsmansguide.com > foam thermals, www.sportsmansguide.com > regular clothes, > athletic polyester warmup pants and jackets, > china silk balaclava www.sportsmansguide.com > water-proof boots > wool gloves and hat > and finally a coat. > > Cold, bad. Warmth, good. > > Charlie > > ------------------------------ > > End of meteorobs-digest V4 #1052 > ******************************** > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
