[meteorite-list] Perseids 2010

[Michael Murray]

Hi Chis,
You might see if you captured video of one that took place at 9:15 or  
thereabouts tonight.  I watched it go from north to south or southeast  
a bit.  It was west of Montrose.  It was a spectacular thing to see  
with a long trail behind it.  I'd call it a small fireball. I would be  
interested in knowing if you caught it on your cameras.  I'd sure like  
to see it again if you did.  Might have been a sporadic meteor.
Mike in CO

On Aug 12, 2010, at 4:53 PM, Chris Peterson wrote:

> The weather isn't so great here, either. But I've got 88 Perseids  
> recorded over the last few nights. I've got some images at
>
> http://www.cloudbait.com/science/perseid2010.html
>
> On the subject of distance from the radiant, note the video of one  
> of the Perseid fireballs, which originated just 7° from the radiant,  
> so was nearly head-on.
>
> Chris
>
> *****************************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
> To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:33 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Perseids 2010
>
>
> Jan wrote:
>
> "How long is it driving to Germany"
>
> Exactly the same idea crossed my mind, only difference I was pondering
> how long it would take me to drive to Holland ... have never been  
> there
> and my Pauline would like to see the tulips in spring there!
>
> Well, as for watching the Perseids, do not look directly toward the  
> shower
> radiant but rather about 60° away from it. The closer you are to the  
> radiant
> the shorter the trails are!
>
> Cygnus (the Swan) and Aquila (the Eagle) is always a promising place  
> to look!
>
> Back into the garden for more Perseids (weather permitting - it's  
> cloudy again!)
>
> Bernd
>
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