Re: [APML] Meteor Storm

["Alson Wong" <alsonwong@earthlink.net>]

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From: "Ken Adams" <sharken@bellsouth.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Meteor Storm


>   I don't know why, but until about 1:30 we were completely socked in with
> clouds... then as if on cue, the clouds vanished and the meteor display
took
> off... best time was between 2:00 and 4:00 PST ... within five minutes of
> each other two very bright meteors tore through Polaris at 3:15 more or
> less... might have this on film since I was shooting circumpolar all night
> with one of the cameras. Beautiful display with meteors arriving in
> unison... there were times when it was at least a meteor every second.
> Finally as dawn approached the clopuds came rolling back in again...
someone
> upstairs was very kind to us.

Yes, we were very fortunate that the clouds cleared as the shower/storm
peaked.  At 1:00 I was getting quite worried that we'd get socked in.  After
4:00 glow from the zodiacal light began to hamper viewing somewhat.  At that
time all four of the largest open clusters in the sky (Pleiades, Hyades,
Beehive, and Coma clusters) were visible.


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