Chuck, Thanks for the obs rep. For the next Perseid years, there I think I'll be trying for the 3am or 4am to 5am window by going to bed at 7pm and getting up at 2:30am. I believe Rodger Fry had good luck with the 3am-4am slot the year before last; Kim did this year. That seems consistent with NASA and IMO plots of the peak for this shower. - Kurt
I had read reports that Europe had a better showing this year, hours ahead of us. Go figure. On 8/15/10, Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:
Chuck, Thanks for the obs rep. For the next Perseid years, there I think I'll be trying for the 3am or 4am to 5am window by going to bed at 7pm and getting up at 2:30am. I believe Rodger Fry had good luck with the 3am-4am slot the year before last; Kim did this year. That seems consistent with NASA and IMO plots of the peak for this shower. - Kurt
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On 15 Aug 2010, at 21:16, Chuck Hards wrote:
I had read reports that Europe had a better showing this year, hours ahead of us. Go figure.
Maybe because the predicted peak occurred during late afternoon here but midnight and later in Europe. Still, it was a pretty good show. The image of one particular Perseid we saw at Bryce sticks in my mind. Brighter than Jupiter, covered about a quarter of the sky high overhead and left a beautiful train that persisted for over 15 seconds. Ohhh, ahhh... Question of the day: So why are the ionized trails left behind by meteors called "trains"? I've no idea. patrick
The long, flowing fabric that trails a bridal gown is called a "train". Somewhat resembling a comet's tail, the term is also used for meteor trails interchangeably. On 8/15/10, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Question of the day: So why are the ionized trails left behind by meteors called "trains"? I've no idea.
On 15 Aug 2010, at 14:41, Canopus56 wrote:
Chuck, Thanks for the obs rep. For the next Perseid years, there I think I'll be trying for the 3am or 4am to 5am window by going to bed at 7pm and getting up at 2:30am. I believe Rodger Fry had good luck with the 3am-4am slot the year before last; Kim did this year. That seems consistent with NASA and IMO plots of the peak for this shower. - Kurt
It was so nice this year to see so much of main stream media telling people to wait until midnight or later to watch. Most all of us here probably know evening is not the best time to look but most all of us here have probably also heard from folks about the "lousy" meteor shower they tried to watch just after sunset. patrick
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