(meteorobs) ATR Obs.9/13/04, WVa

[George Gliba]

                 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