July 20/21 Meteors

Carl Hergenrother

We are now within a week of the maxima for the Alpha Capricornids, Southern Delta Aquariids, Piscids Australids. Rates should really pick up over the next few days, especially for the Southern Delta Aquariids.

Obs  Date (UT)   TotTime TOT SPO ANT CAP SDA PAU PER
TUS  2009-07-21  01h 35m  5   5   0   0   0   0   0
SDG  2009-07-21  07h 39m  37  26  2   3   1   0   5

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
CAP – Alpha Capricornids
SDA – Southern Delta Aquariids
PAU – Piscids Australids
PER – Perseids

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.