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2002/8/11, 12 (sunday, monday, EDT). Total meteors observed: 0.5

sunday night 9pm - 10pm, watched for Perseid earthgrazers, saw none.

monday night 8:45pm - 9:45pm, watched for Perseid impact flash on the moon visually through 8" Dob, saw none. The moon, surrounded by haze and clouds, was yellow and eerie.

monday night 11pm - 12pm, stared at the hazy zenith from my balcony, and finally saw 0.5 Perseid! -- The first half was behind the balcony floor upstairs, only got to see the second half through Draco. Yellow orange, slim, fast, about mag. 1. Didn't bother to get up early in the morning.

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