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Sep 1 - Observing the Aurigid Meteor Shower

The weekend was to start with watching and recording a long period meteor shower called the Aurigids.

Peter Jenniskens, of SETI, had predicted that the peak of this meteor shower was to occur at the 04:33, Sep 1.
More info : http://aurigids.seti.org/

Peter had arranged for two GulfStream business jets for airborne observations.

He also arranged for ground observations at Lick Observatories on Mount Hamilton and at Fremont Peak above Monterey Bay.

Astronomer Tolis Christou, from Britain, and I were to be the ground observers at Lick Observatories.

Many thanks to Bryant Grigsby, Elinor Gates and staff of the University of California Observatories / Lick Observatory for
the use and support of the grounds and power.
Aug 30 - Two donated Gulf Stream Jets
Aug 30 - Two donated Gulf Stream Jets		 Jim at the Jet
Jim at the Jet		 Crowded interior
Crowded interior
At the Flight Operations building
At the Flight Operations building		 Many Cameras
Many Cameras		 Group Shot
Group Shot
More meteor watching equipment
More meteor watching equipment		 The Other Jet
The Other Jet		 Smoke from the Stevens Creek Fire
Smoke from the Stevens Creek Fire
Hangar One
Hangar One		 Peter at the Jet
Peter at the Jet		 Aug 31 - Arrival at Lick Observatories
Aug 31 - Arrival at Lick Observatories
Tolis at the Lick Observatories
Tolis at the Lick Observatories		 Lots Of Tripods
Lots Of Tripods		 Sunset over the South San Francisco Bay
Sunset over the South San Francisco Bay
Sunset colors to the East
Sunset colors to the East		 Sunset over the South SF bay
Sunset over the South SF bay		 Milky Way to the South
Milky Way to the South
Here comes the moon
Here comes the moon		 Lots of annoying moonlight
Lots of annoying moonlight		 The Hamilton Courtyard
The Hamilton Courtyard
The Rising Moon
The Rising Moon		 Sep 1 - The Lick Adaptive Optics laser
Sep 1 - The Lick Adaptive Optics laser		 From the East camera - A bright Aurigid Meteor
From the East camera - A bright Aurigid Meteor
A colorful Aurigid Meteor
A colorful Aurigid Meteor		 A cropped picture of the previous Aurigid Meteor
A cropped picture of the previous Aurigid Meteor		 Another colorful Aurigid Meteor
Another colorful Aurigid Meteor
Cropped pic as it flies by Orion
Cropped pic as it flies by Orion		 Star trails from 0400 - 0500
Star trails from 0400 - 0500		 From the North Camera - Aurigid Meteor
From the North Camera - Aurigid Meteor
Another from the North Camera
Another from the North Camera		 Bright Venus at sunrise
Bright Venus at sunrise		 Sunrise at the Santa Clara Valley
Sunrise at the Santa Clara Valley
Sunrise colors to the west
Sunrise colors to the west		 Pre-Sunrise Patterns
Pre-Sunrise Patterns		 Sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise at the Lick Observatories
Sunrise at the Lick Observatories		 Tolis backing up his data
Tolis backing up his data		 Morning Light
Morning Light
Mt Hamilton's Shadow across the valley
Mt Hamilton's Shadow across the valley		 The Back of the Mission Peak Range
The Back of the Mission Peak Range		 Mt Hamilton Shadow and downtown San Jose
Mt Hamilton Shadow and downtown San Jose
The Big Dome and the Tiny Moon
The Big Dome and the Tiny Moon
Liz Bickel03-Sep-2007 07:03
Very enjoyable gallery.
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