May 13/14/15 Meteors

Carl Hergenrother

The number of detected meteors was down at both Tucson and San Diego the past 2 nights. In San Diego, this is partially due to clouds and fog. Tucson has no excuse since it has been days since we’ve seen a cloud.

Obs  Date (UT)   TotTime TOT SPO ANT ETA
TUS  2009-05-15  07h 48m  7   5   1   1
SDG  2009-05-15  03h 02m  11  8   1   2
TUS  2009-05-14  07h 30m  4   2   2   0
SDG  2009-05-14  03h 49m  4   3   1   0

TUS – Camera in Tucson operated by Carl Hergenrother
SDG – Camera in San Diego operated by Bob Lunsford
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)
ANT – Antihelions
ETA – Eta Aquarids

Published by Carl Hergenrother

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.