(meteorobs) Geminds Dec 11, 2004 East GA
Kim Youmans
ksyo at bellsouth.net
Sat Dec 11 12:06:23 EST 2004
This morning I completed the first watch of what will hopefully be a
three-, if not four-, night Geminid
"campaign." I was treated to a very clear sky upon arrival at my site at
1:00 AM local time. The drawback was, like Bob, I too faced a fairly stiff
wind that came and went throughout the session. The pine forest was quiet
on this late fall morning save for my occasional "whoop" as yet another
negative magnitude would appear -- during the first period there were four
of these. One GEM on the eastern horizon between the scrub oaks, blazed up
to -5 if not brighter at 06:22 UT. At 06:41 a wake-less, trainless, -3 GEM
dropped down through western Orion like a shiny green holiday ornament. The
first hour was very busy, 18 GEM's and 12 others. It was also considerably
brighter than the second hour, with 14 GEM's and 10 others, for a total of
54 meteors in just under two hrs teff.
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 12-10/11-2004
BEGIN:06:00 UT END 8:00 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 240 ft
Facing South, sky 0 %0bscured
No Breaks; Mean Sol long=259.520 DEC 11 2004
Mean LM +6.46
FOV Mid-session 7 hr +13; Total Teff=1.97
SPO(8) GEM(32) ANT(6) MON(4) HYD(4) Total (54)
Period 1
06:00-7:00UT SPO(4) GEM(18) ANT/XOR(3)
MON(2) HYD(3) Total (30)
Dead time = 1 min; Teff = .983
Avg. LM = +6.37 FOV Mid period 06hr 30 +13
Mid Period Sol Long. 259.490
Period 2
7:00-8:00UT SPO(4) GEM(14) ANT/XOR(3)
MON(2) HYD(1) Total (24)
Dead time = 1 min; Teff = .983
Avg. LM = +6.55FOV Mid period 07hr 30 +21
Mid Period Sol Long. 259.532
Showers Observed
GEM (32) 07:20(110) +33
MON (4) 06:48(102) +08
ANT/XOR (6) 06:20(095) +23
HYD (4) 08:32(128) +02
COM (0) 11:24(171)+27
PUP (0) 08:24(126) -45
SPO (08)
Magnitude Distribution
P1
SPO (4) +1(1) +3(1) +4(2)
ANT (3) +1(1) +4(1) +5(1)
HYD (3) -1(1) +3(1) +5(1)
MON (2) +3(2)
GEM (18) -5(1) -3(1)-1(1) 0(2) +2(4)
+3(2) +4(3) +5(1) +6(1)
P2
SPO (4) +3(2) +4(3) +5(1)
ANT (3) +3(1) +5(2)
HYD (1) +3(1)
MON (2) +2(1) +4(1)
GEM (14) +2(1) +4(6) +5(5) +6(2)
5 Minute Bins
P1 (6:00 - 7:00 UT)
Bin #GEM's Magnitudes
0600-0605 GEM (1) +4(1)
0605-0610 GEM (1) +2(1)
0610-0615 GEM (3) +2(1) +3(2)
0615-0620 GEM (0)
0620-0625 GEM (1) -5(1)
0625-0630 GEM (3) 0(1) +2(1) +5(1)
0630-0635 GEM (1) +2(1)
0635-0640 GEM (1) 0(1)
0640-0645 GEM (3) -3(1) +3(1) +5(1)
0645-0650 GEM (1) +4(1)
0650-0655 GEM (1) -1(1)
0655-0700 GEM (2) +4(1) +6(1)
P2 (7:00 - 8:00 UT)
Bin #GEM's Magnitudes
0700-0705 GEM (2) +2(2) +4(1)
0705-0710 GEM (4) +4(2) +5(1) +6(1)
0710-0715 GEM (0)
0715-0720 GEM (2) +4(1) +5(1)
0720-0725 GEM (2) +5(1) +6(1)
0725-0730 GEM (0)
0730-0735 GEM (1) +4(1)
0735-0740 GEM (1) +5(1)
0740-0745 GEM (0)
0745-0750 GEM (1) +5(1)
0750-0755 GEM (1) +4(1)
0755-0800 GEM (0)
07:02 SAPX 2 4
07:05 ANT/SPI 2 2
07:07 SPO 3 2
07:15 DAU 3 5
07:25 SPO 4 3
07:25 DAU 2 4 2 sec. train
07:40 SAPX 0 4
07:42 SAPX 4 4
07:44 SPO 5 2
07:45 SPO 4 2
07:46 SPO 4 2
07:58 SPO 2 2
P2 (8:00 - 9:00 UT)
08:02 NAPX 1 4
08:06 DAU 0 4 long path
08:21 SPO 5 1
08:30 SAPX 3 4
08:33 SPO 2 1 very brief
08:33 NAPX 3 4
08:35 ATR 3 3
08:40 SPO 4 4
08:40 SPO 4 2
08:43 SPO 4 2
08:53 ATR 5 2
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