The 2011 Eta-Aquariids observing campaign from La Palma
Abstract
Because the Eta-Aquariids, the most prominent stream for Southern Hemisphere observers, are difficult to watch from mid-northern latitudes, a week-long visual observing campaign was carried out in May 2011 from La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. There, on the grounds of the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos (ORM), at an altitude of more than 2000 m above sea level, observing conditions were nearly perfect. As a consequence, we managed to record more than 300 Eta-Aquariids in about 30 hours of effective observing time. An impression of the campaign together with a summary of the results is given.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the International Meteor Conference, 31st IMC, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, 2012
- Pub Date:
- January 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013pimo.conf..115B