Find the Perseid

RJN · Post by **RJN** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:12 pm

Our first entry in the "find the perseid" contest is this frame:

taken August 9 from Mauna Kea. The streak at the top (hard to see?) may be a Perseid meteor, although we cannot say for sure that it was not an Iridium satellite flare.

The blurry part in the image center is probably due to water that leaked into the lens and is slow in evaporating.

Please feel free to post here images of (probably) Perseid meteors over the next few days. The Perseids peak on August 11 and 12.

- RJN

lior · Post by **lior** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 3:14 pm

This is a much clearer one with a longer tail coming directly from Pereseus, captured by a 20 second exposure frame (what makes it possibly fainter?)

Unlike the one above, examining the fits frame shows that this one flashes first, and than continues while gradualy vanishing. The previous one gets gradually brighter, then flashes, and then gets dimmer.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:53 pm

Yeah, the current Mauna Kea animation shows that last Perseid very well. Very cool (although I'm hoping for no clouds tonight, personally).

~The Meal

tilvi · Post by **tilvi** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:16 pm

Heres another one (?) at the centre, down to galactic patch.

http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk040811/mk0 ... 42325p.jpg

RJN · Post by **RJN** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:29 pm

Here's another near the top of the frame:
http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk040811/mk0 ... 43119p.jpg

I noticed it by eye and "confirmed it" by blinking it in my browser with the next image taken.

- RJN[/img]

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:01 am

Another nice one in the Canary Islands:

Curious about a blip from a few slides later, however. There's a "scratch" immediately "SE" of the W designator (3pm position) in this slide:

Now this scratch clearly does not come from the same radiant as the Perseid noted in the other slide. Is this a defect, a non-Perseid meteor, or something else entirely?

~The Meal

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:04 am

Gah, I can answer this myself. They're both Perseids, its just that I need to wrap my walnut-sized brain around the concept of the radiant and a fish-eye lens. Upon a bit more reflection I've convinced myself they're both coming from Perseus.

~The Meal (sunset in Colorado, just waiting for the twighlight to fade away. 90 minutes to heading out and looking up for myself)

tilvi · Post by **tilvi** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:15 am

Just above aquarius.

http://nightskylive.net/ci/ci040812/ci0 ... 25724p.jpg

tilvi · Post by **tilvi** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:17 am

Little down to taurus

http://nightskylive.net/ci/ci040812/ci0 ... 21401p.jpg

Vic Muzzin · Post by **Vic Muzzin** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:18 am

Near the bottom slightly right of center.

Dan Cordell · Post by **Dan Cordell** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:41 am

I'm somewhat surprised the transient detection isn't picking these up.

Emoticon · Post by **Emoticon** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:45 am

Left of Deneb

RJN · Post by **RJN** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:02 pm

Mauna Kea has recorded many persieds in the past few hours. Here is a real bright one:

If one plays this 10-frame movie (automatically generated by NSL's numbercruncher for last 10 frames), one can see at least three really bright Perseid meteors flash!

- RJN

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:34 pm

http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk040812/mk0 ... 32020p.jpg

tilvi · Post by **tilvi** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:37 pm

http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk040812/mk0 ... 30039p.jpg

lior · Post by **lior** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:08 pm

RJN · Post by **RJN** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:38 pm

slooh · Post by **slooh** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:11 pm

Time: Aug 12 05:09 UT
Location: Slooh.com Observatory, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Camera: SBIG ST-237AS
Exposure: 111 Seconds
Photographer: Matt BenDaniel, http://Slooh.com

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RJN · Post by **RJN** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:22 am

Vic Muzzin · Post by **Vic Muzzin** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:36 am

Dan Cordell · Post by **Dan Cordell** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 6:08 am

Odd as it sounds, I think I spotted one from Siding Spring.

Take a look at the far upper right, next to Bootes. It's easier to see on the movie.

Dan Cordell · Post by **Dan Cordell** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 6:12 am

Dan Cordell · Post by **Dan Cordell** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 6:13 am

Terrible image but very obvious meteor.

tilvi · Post by **tilvi** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:36 pm

http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk040814/mk0 ... 41929p.jpg

tilvi · Post by **tilvi** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:39 pm

Right on top

http://nightskylive.net/mk/mk040814/mk0 ... 22508p.jpg

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