Perseids Meteors 2004 - Aug 12 5 am

carlogambino · Post by **carlogambino** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:37 pm

hmm... im confused, so what time on thursday will peak be?

gwenyi · Post by **gwenyi** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:07 pm

5am in the morning... just 2 hours before students go to sch. haha

*stay up the night before mr lee hsien loong will be sworn in*

cheers,
wenyi

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:52 am

Hi,

Just to help clarify a bit:

August 12, 1900 - 2120 singapore time is the traditional peak of the Perseids, but there is a prediction that another possible peak might appear at 4.50am Thurs morning.

The usual maximum will see a ZHR of 100, and the 4.50am possible peak ZHR will also be 100, but possibly more.

My suggestion is watch at both times if you can.

Clear skies,
Chris

p.s. If you want to get an idea of how they make the prediction, and a sense of how accurate it might be, you can read up more info here: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/ob ... 1289_1.asp

[BPST]FerMIons&BOsOns · Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:12 pm

i doubt we can see anything given the conditions of the skies now....so far i have never seen a meteor in singapore...

gwenyi · Post by **gwenyi** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:31 pm

well... it's pretty cloudy now... let's hope it clears up asap.

here for the latest image on SEA

http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~audioworks/

MooEy · Post by **MooEy** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:13 am

hahahahahahaha, way too cloudy, i can't even make out orion. not even sirrius is visible. *go back to bed*

~MooEy~

ykchia · Post by **ykchia** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 10:08 am

Hi folks:

Just a quick note to say we almost miss the entire Perseids in a resort beach in neighbouring Bintan, Indonesia. The sky was as 'bad' as in Singapore - a down to horizon whitesheet day and night.

Somehow towards the predicted peak time we managed to see 12-15 Perseids in a window of less than 1 hr.... in lousy LM 3 sky! For those who had asked for 'Divine' intervention - looks like your prayers were answered- thank you.

Almost all the Perseids were white- to slight yellow in color except 1 fireball that exhibited green-yellow tail and a short train. I centred my FOV on the compact 3-star Aries. Perseids meteors were fast - appearing over 40-50 degree from radiant. Not many stars were visible: The Corners stars of Pegasus dotted near Zenith, Pleaides appeared like a blurred patch while Old cresent moon and Venus decorated the eastern sky. The sea was calm and we had the entire beach to ourselve.

2nd night ( aug 13) was a wash-out.

OK, who is interested in the coming fireball-rich Taurids next month...?

rgds
ykChia

ykchia · Post by **ykchia** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 10:56 am

Hi folks:

oops... taurids in Oct.. not next month..

rgds
ykchia

starsapphire · Post by **starsapphire** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:52 pm

Chia,

Thanks for the chance to chase the perseids under a not-so-starry sky in Bintan!

Though didn't manage to catch a meteor shower, it was an enriching experience knowing more abt the perseids, peering through your equipment and of course, drinking wine and eating oranges under the Bintan sky!

ykchia · Post by **ykchia** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:24 pm

Hi :

Thanks... Here is the simple report of the meagre Perseids meteors we saw

http://www.ykchia.com/aug04.htm

rgds
ykchia