(meteorobs) geminids in Louisiana
David E. Hostetter
dehostetter at cox-internet.com
Tue Dec 14 02:20:19 EST 2004
Hi:
This is a very informal preliminary report and I'll send better information
as soon as I can. I could only observe briefly because of mild illness and
a 14 hour work day Tuesday.
December 14, 5:45 - 6:45 UT, New Iberia, LA USA
91 degrees 46.8 minutes W, 29 degrees 59.5 minutes N
limiting magnitude 5.75
field 10% obscured by trees
reporting only Geminids at this time
5:45 - 5:50 UT: 4 Geminids
5:50 - 5:55 UT: 2 Geminids
5:55 - 6:00 UT: 0 Geminids
6:00 - 6:05 UT: 0 Geminids
6:05 - 6:10 UT: 1 Geminid
6:10 - 6:15 UT: 2 Geminids
6:15 - 6:20 UT: 0 Geminids
6:20 - 6:25 UT: 2 Geminids
6:25 - 6:30 UT: 4 Geminids
6:30 - 6:35 UT: 1 Geminid
6:35 - 6:40 UT: 2 Geminids
6:40 - 6:45 UT: 2 Geminids
Total 20 Geminids in 56 minutes of teff
These are pretty good rates for my sky through my trifocals! Hope everyone
else is having a productive evening.
David E. Hostetter
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