[AZ-Observing] Re: Nice Night
- From: Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:12:53 -0700
Was out on my North-NE facing balcony here in Fountain Hills for about
an hour last night, ca. 2 - 3 am.
Temperature was balmy. Broken clouds over most of the sky. Jupiter
seemed abnormally bright (when not in cloud).
The Pleaides and Aldebaran (face of the Bull) were bright, too. Watched
the fountain go up and down...
Chased off several flying bats, and saw only one (1) bright, short
meteor, waaay to the north right on the horizon.
So far the "shower" is a bust... but then, I have not been able to see
many of the fainter "zips" in past years... Too many lights from the
neighbors.
Gene Lucas
(17250)
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) wrote:
> 15480 Empire Rd.
> Benson, AZ 85602
> hm ph: 520-586-2244
> It's been nice down here the past couple nights, too, as long as you were
> willing and able to stay up late!
>
> Although it rained early in the day, it cleared up nicely later. I pulled out
> the lounge chair for a couple hours on Monday and Tuesday nights and had a
> very enjoyable (and even a little cool!) time scanning the sky with my
> unaided eyes watching for some early Perseids. Monday night I was out from
> about 10pm to 12 midnight, while on Tuesday evening it cleared up later and I
> was out from 3am to 4:30am. For all the forecasts that this is going to be a
> good shower, it will have to peak quickly because I didn't see many meteors
> either night (about a dozen each outing), but I saw more Perseids on Monday,
> while the sporadics on Tuesday were better. The skies from my backyard were
> very steady and clear, and Tuesday night was drier than Monday. I was able to
> see M33 with my naked eye on Tuesday.
>
> Clear skies,
> Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: AZ-Observing <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Nice Night
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:51:00 -0700
>
> It's a very nice night up here near Prescott. Jupiter came in very well
> in my 16" and I could clearly see a circular spot near one of the poles.
> Stan
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