(meteorobs) East GA Geminids Dec 13/14

Kim Youmans ksyo at bellsouth.net
Tue Dec 14 16:04:47 EST 2004


Last night I observed from 9:00 - 12:00 midnight (2:00-5:00 UT) for the 
final leg of my 2004 Geminid "campaign."
The radiant was not at culmination as it was for my other three nights, so 
Ed Canon's report is all I have to go by judge what happened after I quit. 
Looks like things stayed relatively the same...(?)

The faint meteors really took a back seat to the bright ones.  It must be 
true, fireballs avoid Slovenia, because, Javor, I've really had my share 
these past few nights!  You must not be holding your mouth right!  ;)  In a 
few days I hope to write up a brief summary of these past four nights, and 
I'll rub your's and Jure's face with my fireball count...

...Then you can rub mine with your actual meteor counts.

And to think that Bob would get to observe with Wayne Hally and get all the 
belly laughs this season!  OK Dwayne, if you're ever working in Atlanta or 
nearby, I've got a meteor coffin with your name on it!!!

None of this has anything to do with what I saw last night, which was a very 
good early evening meteor shower, and when you include all the bright 
members,it was perhaps the best I've ever seen so early on in the evening 
(5-minute bins follow at end of report).
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 12-13/14-2004
BEGIN:02:00 UT END 05:00 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 240 ft
Facing South, sky 0% obscured 0 Breaks
Mean Sol long=262.414 DEC 14 2004
Mean LM +6.39  FOV Mid-session 3 hr 35 +15
Total Teff=3.00
 GEM(174) ANT(1) SPO(14) Total (189)

Period 1
 05:00-06:00UT GEM(41) ANT/XOR(1)
SPO(4) Total (46)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.00 F=1.0
Avg. LM = +6.39 FOV Mid period 05hr 50 +13
Mid Period Sol Long. 262.372

Period 2
6:00-7:00UT  GEM(63) SPO(7) Total (70)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.00
Avg. LM = +6.40 FOV Mid period 03hr 35 +15
Mid Period Sol Long. 262.414

Period 3
7:00-8:00UT GEM(70)  SPO(3) Total (73)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.00
Avg. LM = +6.39 FOV Mid period 04hr 40 +18
Mid Period Sol Long. 262.457


Showers Observed
GEM          (174)   07:20(110) +33
MON          (0)    06:48(102) +08
ANT/XOR  (2)    06:20(095) +23
HYD          (0)    08:32(128) +02
SPO           (14)

Magnitude Distribution
P1
SPO  (4)                        +3(1) +4(1) +5(2)
ANT  (1)                       +3(1)
GEM(41)  -1(1) 0(7) +1(5)  +2(6)
                                     +3(8) +4(5)+5(7) +6(1)

P2
SPO(5)                +2(1) +3(1) +5(3)
GEM(63)-7(1) -3(1) -2(3) -1(6) 0(6) +1(3) +2(14)
                                    +3(8) +4(6) +5(13) +6(2)

P3
SPO(3)                         +3(1)           +5(2)
GEM(70)  -5(1) -3(1) -2(4) -1(2) 0(3) +1(6) +2(9)
                                     +3(14) +4(8) +5(20) +6(2)


5 Minute Bins
Bin        #GEM's   Magnitudes
200-205  (5) 0(1) +1(1) +2(2) +3(1)
205-210 (3) -1(1) +1(1) +3(1)
210-215 (4) -1(1) +3(2) +5(1)
215-220 (0)
220-225 (3) 0(2) +5(1)
225-230 (4) +1(1) +4(1) +5(1)
230-235 (3) 0(1) +4(1) +5(1)
235-240 (7) +2(3) +3(1) +4(3)
240-245 (2) +1(1) +3(1)
245-250 (5) 0(2) +3(2) +6(1)
250-255 (2) +1(1) +2(1)
255-300 (3) 0!(1) +5(2)

300-305 (8) -1(1) +1(2) +2(1) +3(2) +5(1)
305-310 (5) -1(1) 0(1) +3(1) +5(2)
310-315 -1(1) +2(3) +3(1)
315-320 (2) +2(1) +5(1)
320-325 (6) -1(1) +1(1) +2(2) +5(2)
325-330 (4) +2(2) +4(2)
330-335 (7) -1(1) 0(1) +1(1) +2(2) +4(1) +5(1)
335-340 (7) -2(1) 0(1) +2(1) +4(1) +5(2) +6(1)
340-345 (3) -7(1) +3(1) +4(1)
345-350 (3) -2(1) -1(1) +5(1)
350-355 (10) -3(1) 0(2) +2(2) +3(2) +4(1) +5(2)
355-400 (3) -2(1) 0(1) +5(1)

400-405 (6) -5(1) -2(1) +2(1) +2(1) +4(1) +5(1)
405-410 (5) +3(3) +5(2)
410-415 (5) -1(1) +1(1) +3(1) +5(2)
415-420 (6) -2(1) 0(2) +2(2) +3(1)
420-425 (6) -3(1) +2(1) +5(4)
425-430 (6) +2(3) +4(2) +5(1)
430-435 (8) +1(1) +2(1) +3(2) +4(1) +5(3)
435-440 (3) +1(1) +5(1) +6(1)
440-445 (10) +1(1) +2(1) +3(3) +4(3) +5(2)
445-450 (7) 0(1) +1(1) +4(1) +5(3) +6(1)
450-455 (5) -1(1) +3(3) +5(1)
455-500 (3) -2(2) +1(1)



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