(meteorobs) VANMC 08-09/12/04

[Michel Vandeputte]

Hi, 

With some serious delay ; an early Gemind report during the evening hours of 8 December...

Long trains,

Michel. 


Observing report 

Day : 08-09   Month : December   Year : 2004 
begin : 20.50 UT    End : 23.50 UT
Location : Ellezelles    Country : Belgium   long. 3.38  E    lat 50.43 N - alt 120 m
Observer : Michel Vandeputte    IMO code : VANMC
Method :  Visual observations - tape recorder. 

Observed Showers : 

Geminids (Alfa 109° / Delta +33°)
Chi Orionids (alfa 89° / delta +23°)
Sigma Hydrids (alfa 125° / +2°)
December Monocerotids (alfa 99° / +8°)


Interval analyse 

Periods             Teff        F        Lm    GEM    MON    XOR    SPOR

20.50 - 21.50    1.00    1.00    6.50        7        0        0        4
21.50 - 22.50    1.00    1.00    6.50        9        0        2        7        
22.50 - 23.50    1.00    1.00    6.60        2        1        0        10

20.50 - 23.50    3.00                                18      1        2        21 = 42 meteors.


Magnitude distributions

GEM    -3(1)+0(0)+1(1)+2(3)+3(4)+4(8)+5(1) mean 2.94 N~ : 0
XOR    -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(2)+4(0)+5(0) mean 3.00 N~ : 0
MON   -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 0
SPOR -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(2)+3(2)+4(12)+5(5) mean 3.95 N ~ : 0