Sept 16/17th Meteors

Carl Hergenrother

Clouds Clouds Clouds… With little over an hour of clear skies last night, the number of meteors was much lower than usual.

Date                     TotalTime      TOT    SPO     ANT     SPE

2008-09-17 UT     1h 17m         5        5         0         0

TOT – total # of meteors detected
SPO – Sporadics (meteors not affiliated with any particular meteor shower)
ANT – Antihelions (meteors coming from the opposition region, opposite the direction of the Sun)
SPE – September Perseids

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I am a professional astronomer specializing in the study of comets, asteroids and meteors. This blog will focus on my professional and amateur work in this field.