Report from Carpentersville, IL:
Got out at about 4:14 Central time. Skies were nice and clear, although the deck was pure ice. Saw about 10 in the first few minutes, so I went upstairs to grab the wife. We counted:
246 in 70 minutes
The peak seemed to come around 4:40 AM. The best outburst was 6 meteors in a 1.5 second timeframe. A minute or two later, 6 more meteors streaked across the sky in a matter of 2.5 seconds.
Didn't see any fireballs. Limiting magnitude, not exactly sure, but I could just barely make out the beehive cluster naked eye.
Hope everyone else had as much fun as me!!!
Got out at about 4:14 Central time. Skies were nice and clear, although the deck was pure ice. Saw about 10 in the first few minutes, so I went upstairs to grab the wife. We counted:
246 in 70 minutes
The peak seemed to come around 4:40 AM. The best outburst was 6 meteors in a 1.5 second timeframe. A minute or two later, 6 more meteors streaked across the sky in a matter of 2.5 seconds.
Didn't see any fireballs. Limiting magnitude, not exactly sure, but I could just barely make out the beehive cluster naked eye.
Hope everyone else had as much fun as me!!!
