[Lvas] Perseids

[Bunny Nua]

Very surprised myself. At 3 o'clock a mist of clouds rolled in, so I didn't expect
to see much more, but that's when I saw the fireball!  That sight encouraged me
to stay out for another hour and a half.  Such a delight!
 
Tonight, about an hour ago, I had complete cloud cover.  Right now at 10:45 it's 
completely clear skies again. I'm going out, see ya. Bunny

--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Fred Rayworth <rayworth1969 at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Fred Rayworth <rayworth1969 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Lvas] Perseids
To: "Las Vegas Astronomical Society" <lvas at lvlug.org>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 6:01 PM




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All,
 
I was spoiled by seeing a real meteor storm in Palmdale, CA in 1968. Since then, meteor showers have not impressed me all that much. However, this morning while driving to work in Indian Springs, I saw my token Perseid through the windshield. It was pretty cool.
 
The last time I saw the Perseids was in Tipton, OK in the mid 90's. We sat out in the back yard and probably saw 50 in an hour. Wasn't blown away, but still enjoyed it.
 
Bunny, I'm surprised you saw that many from town. They must've really been bright!
 
Fred

 


Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:21:13 -0700
From: bunnynua at yahoo.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Subject: Re: [Lvas] Perseids






Making myself comfortable in the backyard, facing NE under three street lights and the waning moon, (which I was able to obstruct) I observed from 2 am until 4:30 am. I counted ten horizontal, vivid, spewing streaks of light.  One out of the ten was a very bright fireball.

I must say, a very rewarding endeavor!
 

--- On Wed, 8/12/09, David Blanchette <Yahoo at awit.com> wrote:


From: David Blanchette <Yahoo at awit.com>
Subject: [Lvas] Perseids
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 2:26 PM


Looks like there was a burst a little after 1:00 am PDT... 
http://www.imo.net/live/perseids2009/

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