Hi! Seems like the Alpha Aurigids showed at least some more activity than two years ago when I first tried to observe them. Hope you all had clear skies and...
Daniel Gruen
daniel_gruen@...
Sep 1, 2005 10:39 am
30127
Hi all, The skies cleared up for a quick session early this morning. I haven't decoded the tape, but a quick summary.... From a semi-dark sky (about LM=6.0)...
Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Sep 1, 2005 2:50 pm
30128
Visual Observing Form - Summary Report Observer name: Csörgei Tibor Name code: CSOTI Day: 31 Month: 08 Year: 2005 Begin: 22:25(UT) End: 23:25(UT) Location :...
Csörgei Tibor
csti@...
Sep 1, 2005 3:44 pm
30129
Work has been interfering big time with my attempts at meteor watching. I was going to be out this morning regardless, to see the activity of the Alpha...
Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
Sep 1, 2005 8:09 pm
30130
This upcoming period will see the moon reaching its new phase on Saturday September 3. As the week progresses, the moon will enter the evening sky as a waxing...
Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
Sep 1, 2005 9:17 pm
30131
Below are 5 observations obtained in the 2 final nights of August (as entered through the IMO-site). Just a couple of Aurigids in each observation, not a big...
Geert Barentsen
geert@...
Sep 3, 2005 4:21 pm
30132
Below are the results for two one-hour observing sessions covering the past two nights, both during 3:00 - 4:00 AM. I was clouded out for the AUR peak on Sept...
Kim Youmans
meteorsga@...
Sep 3, 2005 5:32 pm
30133
Hello Rascals: Anyone know what the actual spectral response of x-ray film is and speed? I know it is blue end sensitive but how far does this extend toward ...
Ed Majden
epmajden@...
Sep 3, 2005 7:02 pm
30134
Ed, I am afraid I have some unfortunate news about your lens. The lens you have is called an "x-ray" lens because it was used to photograph the phosphor screen...
Richardson, Terry R.
RichardsonT@...
Sep 3, 2005 10:17 pm
30135
... Terry: Thanks for the info on the Rayxar lens. I didn't consider it being used to photograph a green phosphor screen but your probably right. I wonder...
Ed Majden
epmajden@...
Sep 3, 2005 11:58 pm
30136
Ed, Your lens is fast but they had even faster ones believe it or not. The phosphor screens had low efficiency convewrting x-ray ro light and of course if...
Richardson, Terry R.
RichardsonT@...
Sep 4, 2005 2:19 am
30137
... Terry: Thanks again for the information and kind words. I received a small grant from the AMS, they bought an Optec LLC blazed transmission grating for me...
Ed Majden
epmajden@...
Sep 4, 2005 3:10 am
30138
Hello, An observation on 29 August. The sky was good, although the rising Moon spoiled it slightly in the second hour. Activity was quite high, I saw several...
Mikhail Maslov
ast0@...
Sep 4, 2005 12:58 pm
30139
... Patrice: Thanks for the information. This is what I found: Ortho film, an X ray film sensitive to green light. Standard silver halide film absorbs ...
Ed Majden
epmajden@...
Sep 4, 2005 1:36 pm
30140
Hello, An observation on 2 September. The sky was worse a bit than in the previous nights, especially during the first hour. Activity was moderate, however,...
Mikhail Maslov
ast0@...
Sep 5, 2005 12:39 pm
30141
Sir, If memory serves me correctly, back in the 1970's and early 1980's there were a number of articles about using X-ray films for astrophotography in a ...
Robert Warren
cometman_75@...
Sep 6, 2005 4:50 pm
30142
Hello, The prediction of Draconids activity in 2005 is available on my homepage. http://feraj.narod.ru/Radiants/Predictions/Draconids2005eng.html Best regards,...
Mikhail Maslov
ast0@...
Sep 8, 2005 1:40 pm
30143
... Mikhail: Thanks for your posting on the Draconids. If you are interested in meteor spectra from this shower have a look at Peter Millman's paper found on...
Ed Majden
epmajden@...
Sep 8, 2005 3:41 pm
30144
Hi, As some of you have no doubt already noticed, the IMO website has experienced a serious facelift. The old design has been around since the launch of the...
Luc Bastiaens
lba@...
Sep 8, 2005 4:05 pm
30145
This upcoming period will see the moon reaching its first quarter phase on Sunday September 11. At this time the moon will set near 0100 local daylight time....
Hello, Ed, Many thanks for the link, the paper is worth seeing, I'll certaily have a detailed look at it. Best regards, Mikhail ... EM> Mikhail: EM> Thanks...
Mikhail Maslov
ast0@...
Sep 9, 2005 12:10 pm
30148
Had a nice session this morning 3.58 hours teff, observed a -5 ANT at 4:58UT, and a nice -2 DAU at 7:02UT with a one second train. All total I observed 16...
Tom Morgan
bassman@...
Sep 9, 2005 12:24 pm
30149
On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 11:15:21AM -0700, Robert Lunsford wrote: [lots of good meteor information deleted...] ... Don't forget that, because chance alignments...
George Gliba
gliba@...
Sep 9, 2005 1:00 pm
30150
Hello, I've just returned from observations. Saw a number of meteors from the Aries-Triangulum region. Detailed report will be later. Best regards, Mikhail...
Mikhail Maslov
ast0@...
Sep 9, 2005 9:31 pm
30151
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 145 of August 2005 (67 K) is available now as http://visualrmob.free.fr/rmobtext/rmob0508.txt More information and the...
Christian Steyaert
steyaert@...
Sep 9, 2005 11:17 pm
30152
I was able to put in two hours observing (from 3 - 5 AM) this morning, hoping to observe activity from the suspected Aries-Tiangulum radiants. I met with...
Kim Youmans
meteorsga@...
Sep 11, 2005 9:29 pm
30153
Dear all, The Solar X-ray Observatory "Yohkoh" (SOLAR-A) will make re-enter to the earth's atmosphere tonight. It is analyzed that the frame of the Yohkoh will...
Shinsuke Abe
avell@...
Sep 12, 2005 7:42 am
30154
Hello, An observation on 9 September, d-Aurigids maximum. Condition are mostly good, except of the final half-hour, when the sky started getting clouded....
Mikhail Maslov
ast0@...
Sep 12, 2005 2:40 pm
30155
Screech Owl Hill Observatory, Mountain Meadows West Virginia 385710N 0785544W September 10/11, 2005 We had fairly good conditions, but a little haze. From...
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