On the following night, I observed for two hours. The sky was decent but not quite as good as the previous night with occasional cirrus clouds, and reduced transparency.
In nearly two hours, I saw 11 meteors (4 anthelions, 1 Lyrid and 6 sporadics). The Lyrids were clearly on the way out with only one seen. No Alpha Virginids candidates were seen. The highlight was a pair of ANT meteors seen just two seconds apart at 2:00am EDT.
Observation April 23/24 2020, 05:10-07:00 UT (01:10-03:00 EDT)
Location: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(45°25’48″N 76°38’24″W)
Observed showers:
h Virginids (HVI) – 12:56 (194) -08
Anthelion (ANT) – 14:44 (221) -16
Lyrid (LYR) – 18:09 (272) +33
eta Aquariids (ETA) – 21:34 (323) -07
Alpha Virginids (021 AVB) – 13:12 (198) +07
05:10-06:10 UT (01:10-02:10 EDT); A few clouds; 3/5 trans; F 1.01; LM 6.25; facing S55 deg; teff 1.00 hr
ANT: three: +4(2); +5
Sporadics: three: +1; +3; +5
Total meteors: Six
06:10-07:00 UT (02:10-03:00 EDT); increasing clouds; 3/5 trans; F 1.08; LM 6.30; facing S55 deg; teff 0.83 hr
LYR: one: +4
ANT: one: +1
Sporadics: three: +3; +4; +5
Total meteors: Five
Clear skies,
Pierre Martin
Ottawa, Ontario
