(meteorobs) Observations 15-16 May 2004

David at Tiscali davidmswain at tiscali.co.uk
Sat May 22 12:12:10 EDT 2004


Not my first time submitting observations to this group but the first 
time for
a very long time. As it's late May my rates are pretty poor and being so 
far North
my nights are short to say the least. Anyway for the record here are my 
observations
for 15-16 May 2004. More to follow later.

David

DATE:     15/16 May 2004     BEGIN:  23:22   UT       END:  00:23  UT
OBSERVER: D. M. Swain
LOCATION: Long: 1d 56' 20" West; Lat: 51d 42' 12" North
Town & County: Cirencester, GLOS, England    Elevation: 110 metres
RECORDING METHOD: Manual:

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OBSERVED SHOWERS: (Use 3 letter Codes)

SPO

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OBSERVING PERIODS:
(On average, 10 sec/meteor should be subtracted for recording purposes.)
0 = None seen;  / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)      FIELD        LM    ---    ---    ---    ---    SPO

23:22-00:23UT 14h  +10      +5.2                               002


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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER   -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL

SPO       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   1   0   0   1   0   0   002

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SKY OBSCURED:
__10_% FROM: 23:22   UT                      _____% FROM:         UT
         TO: 00:23   UT                               TO:         UT
_____% FROM:         UT                      _____% FROM:         UT
         TO:         UT                               TO:         UT
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DEAD TIME: 2.0m


BREAKS: None

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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

            STAR    STAR
TIME        AREA    COUNT    LM
00:00        11       11     5.2


MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: +5.2

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METEOR DATA:

                            SPEED
#    TIME(UT)  SHOWER  MAG  (1-5)  COLOR  TRAIN(SEC)  MAP #*  ACCURACY*
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1    23:52      SPO    +1     4      -        -  
2    00:15      SPO    +4     3      -        -

SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

NOTE: The asterisks (*) above indicate for plotting use only. If you
are counting, ignore these categories.
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REMARKS:
Clouds at end of watch. Pervasive local light pollution
with low pressure Sodium lighting. All meteors plotted using Guide V8.0
Gnomic projection charts, positions available, PDF chart images available.

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-- 
Wrong answers are the ones you go looking for when the right answer is staring you right in the face.

David M. Swain
Dormans
Preston
Cirencester
GLOS
GL7 5PR
England

Tel: (0)44 01285-885386
Email: davidmswain at tiscali.co.uk



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