2010 Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips <div> The next meteor shower is the Perseids on the night of August 12. The Moon is just a couple of days past new at the shower's peak, so there will be no moonlight to interfere with the faint meteors. The shower should reach its peak in the hours after midnight, with a maximum of a few dozen meteors visible per hour.</div> <div> </div> <div><a name="LEO"> <h3>Where to Look in the Sky:</h3> </a> The meteors will radiate from the constellation <a href="http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/perseus.html">Perseus</a>, which, in North America, rises in the evening in the northeast. You need not look in this direction, however. The Perseids are noted for their long trails and should streak across much of the night sky. Look anywhere from 30 degrees to 80 degrees above the horizon and about 45 degrees away from the constellation Perseus. </div> <div> </div> <div>So from the Fountain group, go around to the corner by Clepsydra-Morning and look towards the Thud group, that is more or less NE.  So to either side of that and up.  Take blankies and lie on the boardwalk if you can. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <table width="450" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr class="sidebarsubhead"> <td>Name</td> <td>Date of Peak</td> <td>Moon</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Quadrantids</td> <td>night of January 3</td> <td>Almost Full</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffff"> <td valign="top">Lyrids</td> <td>nights of April 21/22</td> <td>Sets around 3-4 a.m.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Eta Aquarids</td> <td>night of May 5-6</td> <td>Rises around 3 a.m.</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffff"> <td valign="top">Perseids</td> <td>night of August 12</td> <td>Sets around 10 p.m.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Orionids</td> <td>night of October 21</td> <td>Full</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffff"> <td valign="top">Leonids</td> <td>night of November 17</td> <td>Sets around 4 a.m.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Geminids</td> <td>night of December 13</td> <td>Sets around midnight</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div> </div> <div>NOTES These are approximate times for the Lower 48 states; actual shower times can vary. Bright moonlight makes it difficult to see all but the brightest meteors.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- From: inezaustin@aol.com To: inezaustin@aol.com; geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu Sent: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 9:50 pm Subject: Re: [Geysers] Perseids <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_5e1b2ceb-890b-452f-8565-114360a483af"> It is motorized so it can account for the earth/space movement (equatorial mount).  I know, I know, TMI.  LOL.  Inez <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:inezaustin@aol.com">inezaustin@aol.com</a> To: <a href="mailto:geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> Sent: Thu, Jul 29, 2010 9:47 pm Subject: Re: [Geysers] Perseids <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_90c2ab4d-ffa9-48d8-9c27-0e6e559ea4be"> <div> </div> <div> Good explanation.  The scope we are using for taking pictures has a 25 inch mirror and a focal length of 125 inches.  It has it's own trailer.  We take long exposures (hours for each one) so vibration is a big problem.  Inez </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Jensen <<a href="mailto:bpnjensen@yahoo.com">bpnjensen@yahoo.com</a>> To: Geyser Observation Reports <<a href="mailto:geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a>> Sent: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 8:22 pm Subject: Re: [Geysers] Perseids <div id="AOLMsgPart_3_afbb0da8-67c5-4147-8056-baae6f368277"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">It is important to remember that when viewing with a scope, the image is greatly magnified and the effect of ground borne vibrations is amplified.  I would guess that the seismic effects of some geysers would be sufficient to cause visible image effects when they are so magnified.  Think about the thumping at Doublet Pool, Sawmill or Oblong - if the scope were not isolated, it would wiggle enough to show effects at the eyepiece. Bruce Jensen, California, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "[Yellowstone] is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the one place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time." ~ Thomas Wolfe --- On Tue, 7/27/10, <a href="mailto:inezaustin@aol.com">inezaustin@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:inezaustin@aol.com">inezaustin@aol.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: <a href="mailto:inezaustin@aol.com">inezaustin@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:inezaustin@aol.com">inezaustin@aol.com</a>> Subject: Re: [Geysers] Perseids To: <a href="mailto:geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 11:14 PM <div id="yiv183960494">When you are taking lengthy exposures and have an open aperture the vibrations in the ground from eruptions will cause the picture to blur.  Try lying your hand on the ground when an eruption begins, you can feel it.  Inez <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- From: Eric Hatfield <<a href="mailto:conanvandt@yahoo.com">conanvandt@yahoo.com</a>> To: Geyser Observation Reports <<a href="mailto:geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a>> Sent: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 5:46 pm Subject: Re: [Geysers] Perseids <div id="yiv183960494AOLMsgPart_3_fdebe75c-1178-41a0-8210-0bcc13677625"> <style type="text/css">#AOLMsgPart_2_5e1b2ceb-890b-452f-8565-114360a483af td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_2_5e1b2ceb-890b-452f-8565-114360a483af #AOLMsgPart_2_90c2ab4d-ffa9-48d8-9c27-0e6e559ea4be td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_2_5e1b2ceb-890b-452f-8565-114360a483af #AOLMsgPart_2_90c2ab4d-ffa9-48d8-9c27-0e6e559ea4be #AOLMsgPart_3_afbb0da8-67c5-4147-8056-baae6f368277 td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_2_5e1b2ceb-890b-452f-8565-114360a483af #AOLMsgPart_2_90c2ab4d-ffa9-48d8-9c27-0e6e559ea4be #AOLMsgPart_3_afbb0da8-67c5-4147-8056-baae6f368277 #yiv183960494 #yiv183960494AOLMsgPart_3_fdebe75c-1178-41a0-8210-0bcc13677625 td{color:black;}#AOLMsgPart_2_5e1b2ceb-890b-452f-8565-114360a483af #AOLMsgPart_2_90c2ab4d-ffa9-48d8-9c27-0e6e559ea4be #AOLMsgPart_3_afbb0da8-67c5-4147-8056-baae6f368277 #yiv183960494 #yiv183960494AOLMsgPart_3_fdebe75c-1178-41a0-8210-0bcc13677625 DIV {margin:0px;}</style> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div>I have to ask about "wobble when eruptions happen."  Huh?  Can't imagine White Dome shaking your camera.  Please explain.</div> <div> </div> <div>Sounds like great pictures, though.  I'd love to see some of these. </div> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <hr size="1"> From: "<a rel="nofollow">inezaustin@aol.com</a>" <<a rel="nofollow">inezaustin@aol.com</a>> To: <a rel="nofollow">geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 2:24:14 AM Subject: Re: [Geysers] Perseids <div> </div> <div>If you can, the best gazing is closer to White Dome, in the parking area.  Ask at the back country ranger office if you can stay after they lock the gate.  We have taken the big scope these and gotten some nice exposures, the kind that take an 1-6 hours or more each for each picture.  The wobble when the eruptions happen can be a problem, so you may want to take a thick rubber mat.  Ours is 6' x 8' and an inch thick.  You will have problems with head lights at any other basin and trees at Madison.  Another thought would be closer to Ojo Caliente, we haven't tried there, tho.  Inez </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message----- From: Karen Webb <<a rel="nofollow">caros@xmission.com</a>> To: Geyser Observation Reports <<a rel="nofollow">geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a>> Sent: Sun, Jul 25, 2010 4:17 pm Subject: [Geysers] Perseids <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;" id="yiv183960494AOLMsgPart_1_255f87c8-ee42-4598-b752-712c718d7e5e">Wondered if there would be other gazers in the park the night/s of the Perseids, August 12 (ish). If you've seen them, anyone got a recommended location? Madison Junction? Boardwalk at Fountain?  Karen    -- Free the Tehran 7  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://iran.bahai.us%C2%A0">http://iran.bahai.us </a>;   </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;" id="yiv183960494AOLMsgPart_3_255f87c8-ee42-4598-b752-712c718d7e5e"><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>_______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list <a rel="nofollow">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a> </tt></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="yiv183960494AOLMsgPart_4_fdebe75c-1178-41a0-8210-0bcc13677625" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>_______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list <a rel="nofollow">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a> </tt></pre> </div> </div> </div> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- <div class="plainMail">_______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list <a>Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a></div> </blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_4_afbb0da8-67c5-4147-8056-baae6f368277" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>_______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list <a href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a> </tt></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>