Meteor observation, for KaAS, had a long time coming. This interesting astronomy pursuit doesn’t require equipment and is an ideal activity for the learning amateur astronomer. In KaAS, our set up is ideally suited for a serious shower observation. The sequence includes preparation, observation of the shower, collection of shower count and lastly reduction of the meteor observation data. International Meteor Organization, IMO has it all explained in their website. Its a satisfying activity; knowing that your observation has positively contributed to astronomy on international level.
So was it planned, the 9th Rutjuga, at Kalri Lake which had been the site of two previous rutjugas (first and fourth) for the night of 12th and 13th December 2010. The weather was cold and cloudless. While we had a total of about 10 KaASians observing, three recordings were specifically meant to be shared with IMO. Like every planned session, there were unplanned surprises; some pleasant and some not so pleasant. Some of the photographs proved to be surprisingly very good. But the wet weather and the dew impeded terminal observation attempts.
Two reports; one by Zain and the other by Khalid Marwat were accepted by IMO and they are proudly displayed on their website. Abubaker’s attempts were persevering and good first learning steps.
Khalid Marwat
President KaAS