Perseids meteor shower
Taken by Pierre Martin on August 14, 2021 @
Westmeath, Ontario, Canada
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Hello,
I would like to submit my image (composite montage) of the stunning and surprising 2021 Perseids late outburst that I had the privilege to see on the morning of August 14, 2021.
But first, I wanted to share a newly published collaborative article about this unexpected Perseids meteor outburst. I was one of only a few observers worldwide fortunate to be in the right place and time to see the strongest surge of Perseids since 2016! My data was used by the meteor community, first in IAU CBET No. 5016 and now as part of a more detailed analysis. The traditionaln way of visual meteor observing (just sitting back at a dark sky site and doing counts - something that I continue to enjoy to this day) is still useful in an age of automated video cameras and radar methods. It appears that I was the visual observer with the most ideal sky conditions and positon to see the sharp outburst (with a ZHR over 200, perhaps even as high as 250+ during brief times) while the radiant was high overhead. My highest 10-minute count was 42 Perseids, and I had a total of 340 Perseids seen in only three hours. Taking unguided photos also helped to determine the time of peak activity. This lead me to do many hours of analyzing data, crunching numbers and processing/editing hundreds of photos over the past few weeks! In my 30 years of looking at meteor showers, this was the strongest Perseids rates that I’ve ever seen. More importantly, there was a quick collaboration between the amateur and professional astronomical community. You can see the article here:
https://www.meteornews.net/2021/09/12/the-big-surprise-a-late-perseid-outburst/
My first results were also published in a IAU CBET by P. Jenniskens (NASA) shortly after the outburst, followed by a preliminary article:
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cbet/005000/CBET005016.txt
https://www.meteornews.net/2021/08/15/perseid-meteor-outburst-2021/
To view my IMO observing report, please see:
https://www.imo.net/members/imo_vmdb/view?session_id=82735
Here’s a link to my photo site with a high resolution version of the image attached below:
https://pmartin.smugmug.com/Astronomy/20211408-Perseids-at-Westmeath-Lookout-Ontario/
Photo details: Composite image of 282 Perseids captured between 0650 UT (02:50am EDT) and 0900 UT (05:00am EDT) on the night of August 13/14 2021. Canon 6D at ISO 6400, 20 sec exposures, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 lens. Setup was mounted on tripod unguided. 364 continuous exposures were made of which 282 meteors were found, and digitally combined into this image (a few additional Perseids were found but are not included here due to sky rotation). Sporadics and other minor shower meteors are not included. Photographed near Westmeath, Ontario. Image by Pierre Martin
Thank you for your consideration.
Best regards,
Pierre Martin
Ottawa, Canada
Photographer's website:
https://pmartin.smugmug.com/Astronomy/20211408-Perseids-at-Westmeath-Lookout-Ontario/
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