As predicted, a strong cold front moved through the southwestern US. Here in Tucson, we got a bit of rain (0.04″) though most of it fell during the day on Saturday. Clouds were a problem on both Friday and Saturday nights, but there were enough breaks in the clouds to catch quite a few meteors. Bob had better conditions in Chula Vista with only the 10/11th being affected by clouds.
Two of last week’s showers, the Delta Aurigids and the Giacobinids, are over. Two new showers take their place as the Tau Ursa Majorids and the Epsilon Geminids start up.
The moon will be Full tomorrow which will make it difficult to detect meteors for the next week or so. Even with the bright moonlight, observers may be able to catch a few Orionids (especially after midnight)
Obs Date (UT) TotTime TOT SPO NTA STA ORI TUM EGE Carl 2008-10-11 6h 35m 17 10 1 4 2 Bob 2008-10-11 10h 32m 21 15 1 1 3 Carl 2008-10-12 5h 06m 16 13 0 2 1 0 Bob 2008-10-12 10h 37m 65 44 2 14 5 0 0 Carl 2008-10-13 10h 53m 19 10 2 0 6 0 1 Bob 2008-10-13 8h 12m 48 27 3 4 11 0 3
TotTime – Total amount of time each camera looked for meteors
TOT – total number of meteors detected
SPO – Sporadics (meteors not affiliated with any particular meteor shower)
NTA – Northern Taurids
STA – Southern Taurids
ORI – Orionids
TUM – Tau Ursa Majorids
EGE – Epsilon Gemininds
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