Delta Aquarid Meteor 2009
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Hi All,
The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower is on going, and the Perseid Meteor shower is starting shortly.
Here is a shot from my NorthEast sky video camera, mounted in my backyard observatory in Dayton, Ohio,USA.
The still image is of a Very Bright Southern Delta Aquarid Meteor which is very rare to see them this bright, most of the Southern Delta’s are rather dim, and usually only have about a ZHR of 20, that is Meteors per hour.
I captured several Southern Delta Aquarids Meteors throughout the night.
The shower typically runs from July 12 until August 19, and the peak already occurred on the 28th of July 2009.
They appear to come out of Aquarius in the South Eastern sky heading North . Start looking for stragglers after 10:00pm until 5:30 am.
The upcoming Persied Meteor shower….
While the camera was going from 1:00am until 6:00am, I picked up another 15 Persied meteors, the rates are picking up nightly.
Even though the moonlight will prevent us from seeing all but the Brightest meteors, this premier summer meteor shower is known to produce many bright ones, so it is still worth watching.
ZHR will likely be around 60 to 100 meteors per hour, as this is a fairly reliable shower. The shower typically runs July 17th to August 24th.
This years Peak is expected on the Morning of the 12th of August 2009.
Look North East toward the constellation of Perseus starting at 10:00pm and continue to watch until 5:30 am.
I’ll continue monitoring and capturing the showers and fill you in on the results.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com