(meteorobs) ATR Obs.9/13/04, WVa
George Gliba
gliba at milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mon Sep 13 16:27:31 EDT 2004
Screech Owl Hill Observatory, Mountain Meadows
West Virginia 385710N 0785544W
September 12/13, 2004
We had fair to good conditions last nite and I was able to get in four hours
of meteor observing. Several Alpha Triangulid (ATR) meteors were seen, however
most of them were on the faint side. From 3:30 to 7:30 UT I saw 12 candidates
coming from the area near Alpha Trianguli.
Time (UT) LM %Obst. SPI ATR DAU KAQ NPX SPX *SET SPO Total FOV Notes
3:30-4:30 6.0 0% 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 19 1.8+29 haze
4:30-5:30 6.2 0% 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 7 19 1.8+29 cirus
5:30-6:30 6.1 0% 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 1.8+29 cirus
6:30-7:30 5.8 0% 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 9 18 1.8+29 haze
*SET = "September Taurid"
Magnitude Distribution (3:30 to 7:30 UT)
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total Ave.
SPI 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 9 3.2
ATR 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 12 4.3
DAU 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 3.3
KAQ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.0
NPX 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 1.8
SPX 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 2.4
SET 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4.0
SPO 1 1 1 5 6 6 10 30 3.4
Clear Skies,
GWG
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