[net.space] Perseid Question

fred (08/13/82)

	
	Several observers in the Indianapolis area have reported
a fairly active Perseid meteor shower, about 10 per hour, while
viewing in heavily light polluted area's. This is somewhat 
surprising considering all the recent information claiming that
the last quarter moon would hinder observation, the shower peaked
during the day, and that the Persieds shower itself is on the
decrease.

	So what is the opinion of other OBSERVERS, was this a good
meteor shower?

					Fred	
					inuxc!fred

bstempleton (08/15/82)

I found this to be a particularly unspectacular Persieds.  I have watched
them many years, and found this to be about the worst.  My area was not
heavily covered in glare, but there were some occasional clouds.  I went back
in after an hour.  (The moon was getting up, anyway)