{"id":542,"date":"2010-09-08T00:32:05","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T00:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/09\/08\/2010_perseid_me\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T03:03:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T03:03:26","slug":"2010_perseid_me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/09\/08\/2010_perseid_me\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 Perseid Meteor Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sketch<\/a><\/p>\n

Sketch of 2010 Perseids<\/p>\n

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Observation Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n

As much as I resist getting up early for an observation, this one was worth it. The 2010 Perseid Meteor Shower put on a great show. Over the course of an hour and twenty minutes, I plotted 40 meteors. In total, I actually glimpsed about 3 times that number, but many fell outside my sketch area, or happened in rapid succession and I couldn’t plot them. Out of 40 in the sketch, only 32 appear to coincide with the Perseid radiant in position and trail length.<\/p>\n

After finishing the sketch, I attempted some photography. I saw about 10 meteors cross the image area while shooting, but they were too faint to rise above the air glow and sensor noise. I did get to see a brilliant fireball just as dawn was brightening the sky. It left a glowing trail that slowly twisted and faded in the upper atmosphere.<\/p>\n

See below for the original, labeled sketch. Gnomonic projection charts suited for meteor sketching can be found here: International Meteor Organization: Gnomonic Atlas Brno 2000.0 Charts.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Labeled<\/a><\/p>\n

Labeled field sketch of 2010 Perseids<\/p>\n

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Subject<\/b><\/td>\n2010 Perseids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classification<\/b><\/td>\nMeteor Shower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Position (J2000)*<\/b><\/td>\nPerseus [RA: 03 13 12.4 \/ Dec: +57 15 11]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date\/Time<\/b><\/td>\nAUG 13, 2010, 2:20 – 3:40 AM (AUG 13, 2010, 09:20 – 10:40 UT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Observing Loc.<\/b><\/td>\nSunset Crater National Monument, AZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instrument<\/b><\/td>\nNaked eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conditions<\/b><\/td>\nClear, calm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seeing<\/b><\/td>\n5\/10 Pickering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transparency<\/b><\/td>\nSQM: 21.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sketch of 2010 Perseids Click image to view larger version. Observation Notes: As much as I resist getting up early for an observation, this one was worth it. The 2010 Perseid Meteor Shower put on a great show. 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