The Perseids in 2018 Analysis of the visual data
The Perseid campaign was successful in 2018, despite the lesser weather in southern Europe. This...
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Author: Koen Miskotte
The Leonids in the off-season part 2. 2018: two small outbursts?
Bright Leonid captured from Ermelo, the Netherlands on November 20, 2018 at 01:45:18 UT. Camera: Canon 6D. Lens: Sigma 8 mm F 3.5 fish eye lens. The Liquid Crystal Shutter was set at 30 breaks per second. Abstract A...
Read MoreFinally good weather conditions in the Netherlands during the Leonids 2018 !
Introduction It was already 11 years ago (2007) when I had clear and stable weather around a Leonid maximum! The grumbling of me in the Orionid report 2017 in eRadiant (“where are the Scandinavian high pressure...
Read MoreVisual meteor observations and all sky camera results from October and November 2018
After the successful Draconid observations [1] the moderate weather permitted me to sporadically observe in October and early November. There were quite a few clear nights, but often there was too much cirrus clouds. A report....
Read MoreDraconid observations 8/9 October 2018
Introduction Modelers expected some low but detectable activity from the Draconids before 2018. However, the comet passed through perihelion a few weeks earlier and perhaps there was more to see than predicted. I had not asked...
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