Heads up for this years Geninids!:D

MooEy · Post by **MooEy** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:48 pm

I was obbing somewhere near palawan beach. Not really that dark, how i wish someone can off those street lights.

zong so hardcore sia, ob all the way till morning. me running out of stamina liao, beri tired now.

~MooEy~

ykchia · Post by **ykchia** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:25 pm

Hi folks:

Woke up around midnight ( went straight to bed after dinner due to jet-lag). Walked to the nearby field around 1 am to look at post-peak Gems but nothing spectacular was observed in 20 minutes of 'looking up'. Seen one fast Gems ( yellow color teardrop with pointed ends) in SW horizon. Went back to home found comet C/2004 Q2 again in 75mm+video lens still lurking in Lepus. Easy target but the cloud probably had diminished the comet to look like a featureless fuzy star... Early the video/pc system only registred one lone Gem near the familar Orion..

rgds
ykchia

Post by **zong** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:47 pm

No la, I never see meteors b4 in so many years that i strive to see mah. So before I go tekong I pledge to see at least 6 that night lor. And lucky i did haha... Actually also v tiring the obbing session.. Came hope slept like siao.

Still, obbing is worthit ah

fizzy123 · Post by **fizzy123** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:56 pm

Hi zong,
I thought the sky at the beach is veri light polluted? Did u kana any dew on ur scope rapidly due to the seawater? Btw, how are the meteors, bright long, dim, bolide? :idea:

Post by **zong** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:22 pm

The sky at the beach is ok, light pollution usually comes from the streetlamps but there are some areas where you can be as far as 10m from them, so they pose less problems.

Dew ah, I don't think i see any

Scared of the seawater corrosion on my scope too, but i think it was all right that night i used it. No dew formed, that's for sure.

Meteors were quite bright, some very long, and bloody beautiful! I love them haha.. More and renewed strength to continue my persuance of astronomy now ;)