| Geminids 2001 Report (December
14)
Observers:
Mark Egan, Hannah Lange,
Christie Ponder, Mike Mallory, Miranda Nordt, Marg Nunez, Frank Ewing
Location:
Columbus Observatory Site of the
Houston Astronomical Society
Conditions:
Clear, Cold (mid 30s),
"slightly darker than normal" at the Columbus site (in between
"good suburban sky" and "pristine sky") dew early on
turned to frost late arrived 10:30 p.m. (13th); stayed until 4:00 (14th)
Geminid Counts (all times in a.m.)
1:00- 1:15: 22
1:15- 1:30: 24
1:30- 1:45: 24
1:45- 2:00: 19
(1:00 to 2:00 hourly total: 89)
2:00- 2:15: 33
2:15- 2:30: 33
2:30- 2:45: 20
(2:00- 2:45; 45 min. total: 86)
Notes:
1. Meteors counted only if I (Mark Egan) saw
them. There were some I saw that others didn't see, and vice versa.
2. only Geminids were counted
Report by:
Mark Egan
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