I saw a lot of bright meteors Monday night. A couple meteors left trails behind. The moon was out also but didn't seem to hamper the shower. Debbie ---- Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:

8/4/2006 Friday

1) ISS overpass

Accurate time: 4h14m48s

Appears 4h14m48s 0.2m az:349.8d N h:27.2d Disappears 4h19m06s 5.0m az: 48.0d NE

Details: http://www.calsky.com/csrender.cgi?object=Satellite&number=3&obs=23275322590...

2) Jovain GRS transit 5, 4:15UTC or 8/4/2006 at 10:15pm

3) Minor meteor shower peak tonight

http://www.imo.net/calendar/2006/summer

Southern iot-Aquarids (SIA) Active: July 25 —August 15; Maximum: August 4 (ecliptic long = 132°); ZHR = 2; Radiant: RA = 334°, dec = -15°; Radiant drift: see Table 6 (page 23); v8 = 34 km/s; r = 2.9; TFC: RA = 255° to 000°, Dec = 00° to +15°, choose pairs separated by about 30° in RA (beta < 30° N).

4) Pluto note

Pluto is 1/2 deg east of eta Oph and is about as good a position it could be in for observering with the Grim scope. The Moon's close position probably will white the sky out, but it is worth noting for the next dark sky window.

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