(meteorobs) Observations 18-19 May 2004

[David at Tiscali]

DATE:     18/19 May 2004     BEGIN:  23:00   UT       END:  00:36  UT
OBSERVER: D. M. Swain
LOCATION: Long:    1d 56' 20" West; Lat: 51d 42' 12" North
City & State: 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

23:00-00:36UT    14h  +10       +5.7                               004


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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   1   1   1   0   004

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SKY OBSCURED:
__10_% FROM: 23:00   UT                      _____% FROM:         UT
         TO: 00:36   UT                               TO:         UT
_____% FROM:         UT                      _____% FROM:         UT
         TO:         UT                               TO:         UT
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DEAD TIME: 3.5m


BREAKS: None

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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

        STAR    STAR
TIME        AREA    COUNT    LM
00:00         11     13      5.7


MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: +5.7

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METEOR DATA:

                            SPEED
#    TIME(UT)  SHOWER  MAG  (1-5)  COLOR  TRAIN(SEC)  MAP #*  ACCURACY*
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1    23:06      SPO    +3     4      -        -  
2    23:11      SPO    +1     2      -        -
3    23:44      SPO    +4     3      -        -
4    23:54      SPO    +5     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:
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: 01285-885386
Email: davidmswain at tiscali.co.uk