The following are summaries of my late July/early August 2017 observations from North Florida. The weather was bad most nights, so systematic observations were not possible. I noticed and can confirm the obvious burst of...
Read MoreFigure 1. Perseid fireball magnitude -6, August 13, 2017 at 00:58 UT. It is from 2012 that I had a (partly) clear Perseid maximum from Ermelo/The Netherlands. In t.eff. 3.23 hours I counted 119 PER, 2 SDA, 1 ANT, 2 KCG and 15...
Read MoreAfter several weeks of rather exceptional good conditions for the BeNeLux CAMS network, weather deteriorate into a worst case scenario towards the Perseid maximum. Clouds and rain showers circulated over Western Europe in all...
Read MoreDuring this period the moon will reach its last quarter phase on Tuesday August 15. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight local summer time (LST). This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours and will illuminate the sky for the remainder of the night, reducing the number of meteors seen.
Read MoreThis morning I was facing south to concentrate on the southern showers. As has been the case recently the humidity has been high and the transparency has been poor. The light dome from San Diego was bad, affecting the sky toward...
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