[AZ-Observing] Re: Perseid Report

>  From night fall to 2:00 am it was completely overcast here at Blue
>Hills Observatory (near Dewey, itself near Prescott). At 2:00 am a patch
>of the sky encompassing Cassiopeia and Perseus opened up. By 2:45 am the
>entire sky, especially to the southeast, was clear except for some banks
>of clouds. From 2:05 am to 2:30 am I counted 26 Perseids, an average of
>one per minute. From 2:30 am to 2:45 am the rate seemed to slow down
>considerably and I only counted four more.
>
>Although not as spectacular as the brightest and longest Leonids, the
>Perseids were pretty bright in themselves and a good show. The longest
>trail I Observed was about 10 degrees. Years ago, in the 1980's, I took
>an evening ride to Table Mesa road at New River just to get away from
>Phoenix for part of the evening. I was treated to an unexpected meteor
>shower somewhere around 10 pm. They were not very bright but if my
>memory is correct they averaged about 80 per minute over the entire sky
>and seemed to rain from a radiant at the zenith. I do not remember what
>month of the year it was, except that it was a pleasant evening
>indicating summer. The Perseids were much brighter than this faint
>shower and so now I know it was not the Perseids.
>Stan

Good to hear you had some success Stan. I considered getting up and 
viewing from Phoenix, but at late night the sky was completely 
covered. It was the same at sunrise (no Sun seen, however).

Jeff
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