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Perseid Meteor
Shower 2002
Isfahan
astronomy centers, Adib Astronomy Society (AAS), Iran Akhtarvash Society
(IAS) and Hedayatgaran Research Center (HRC), had some programs in these days
(Aug. 10-13, 2002). In
this report you can read about their programs for Perseid meteor shower.
Mohammad Akoochekian has been with them for 3 nights and now reports:
Hedayatgaran
Research Center
Date : August
10,2002
Starting
Observation : 20:35 (U.T.) - August 10, 2002
Finishing
Observation : 00:35 (U.T.)
- August 11, 2002
Observation
Place : K1 Observatory - Isfahan - Iran
Weather :
Clean
Number of
Observers : 16
ZHR = 10
Center of
Meteor Shower = Perseus
Constellation
Magnitude = +2.5
With special
thanks to Mohammad Rafieinia and Shahrzad Rafieian.
See also:
Report of Bahareh Rafiei
Adib Astronomy
Society
Date : August
11,2002
Starting
Observation :
18:20 (U.T.) - August 11, 2002
Finishing
Observation : 00:07 (U.T.)
- August 12, 2002
Observation
Place : Khansar - Isfahan - Iran
Weather :
Clean
Number of
Observers : 10
ZHR = 35
Center of
Meteor Shower = Perseus
Constellation
Magnitude = +2
to +3
Color =
White (90%), Yellow (8%), Blue(2%)
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Observers Team
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| Faezeh Ansari |
Marzieh Arab Bahmani |
| Naghmeh Hamidi |
Mina Hooshmand |
| Nezhla Aghaei |
Marsa Ghafoorian |
| Mahboobeh
ArabBahmani |
Azadeh Sadeghi |
With
special thanks to Reza Monajjemi and Zhaleh Mozoun, managers of AAS.
Iran Akhtarvash
Society
Date :
August 12,2002
Starting Observation :
9:20 (U.T.) - August 12, 2002
Finishing Observation :
12:07 (U.T.) - August 13, 2002
Observation Place :
Oloun Abad village - Koohpayeh - Isfahan - Iran
Weather : Partly Cloudy
Number of Observers :
28
ZHR = 93
Center of Meteor Shower =
Perseus Constellation
Magnitude =
+2.5
Color =
White
Speed =
Fast
With
special thanks to Ali Forooghi, Ahmad Reza Karimi and Dariush Sichani; managers of
IAS.
The Best Observers in Perseid Meteor
Shower 2002
After Perseid Meteor Shower
2002, HRC introduced the best observers who recorded and analyzed this
meteor shower, so HRC selected 8 observers from AAS and IAS. Their prizes
were awarded to them in Friday, August 16, 2002, in HRC building by Mohammad Akoochekian
(HRC President) and Shahrzad Rafieian (HRC Edu. Dept. Manager). Reza Monajjemi
(AAS President), Ali Forooghi (IAS Manager) and Dariush Sichani (IAS Broad.
Manager) were in this program. Dr. Mohammad Rafieinia (HRC Astro. Dept. Manager)
sent a voice massage by telephone for guests. He
invited other Isfahan astronomy centers for common projects with HRC in K1
observatory, HRC website, Astrotech and so on.
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| Shahrzad
Rafieian |
Reza
Monajjemi |
Ali Forooghi |
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Dariush
Sichani |
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