Perseid meteor shower in 2005
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:16 am
The Perseid meteor shower is predicted by IMO to peak on August 12 between 17UT and 19:30UT at a ZHR of about 100 and this is the best shower of 2005. By the time the radiant rises sufficiently, that is, by about 23:00 local, the waxing Moon will have set and its light would not interfere with viewing the meteors. Last year's shower surprised with a peak ZHR of ~200 at about 11:50UT; this might happen although is not very likely even in 2005. The Perseids are fast meteors and sometimes produce fireballs.
We are planning to put on-line our refurbished CONCAM-1 next to the CONCAM-2 at the Wise Observatory. The refurbishment, that hopefully will be completed in the first week of August, consists of:
1. The installation of the CONCAM-1 in a well-ventilated metal box
2. The mounting of a transparent plastic dome on top of the box
3. The fitting of a two-blade rotating chopper on top of the camera but protected by the dome, and turned by a synchronous motor.
The new contraption wil be mounted very close to the operating CONCAM-2 for a 'short' trial period. After successful operation for a month or so, it will be transported a few tens of km Northward, to allow meteor triangulation.
I urge all CONCAM/NSL fans to watch out for meteors and bright fireballs during the nights of the shower peak, as well as those preceding or following the peak.
Noah Brosch
We are planning to put on-line our refurbished CONCAM-1 next to the CONCAM-2 at the Wise Observatory. The refurbishment, that hopefully will be completed in the first week of August, consists of:
1. The installation of the CONCAM-1 in a well-ventilated metal box
2. The mounting of a transparent plastic dome on top of the box
3. The fitting of a two-blade rotating chopper on top of the camera but protected by the dome, and turned by a synchronous motor.
The new contraption wil be mounted very close to the operating CONCAM-2 for a 'short' trial period. After successful operation for a month or so, it will be transported a few tens of km Northward, to allow meteor triangulation.
I urge all CONCAM/NSL fans to watch out for meteors and bright fireballs during the nights of the shower peak, as well as those preceding or following the peak.
Noah Brosch