(meteorobs) Meteor Observations East Georgia April 16/17

Kim Youmans meteorsga at bellsouth.net
Sun Apr 17 14:54:10 EDT 2005


     I observed for two hours this morning under a very transparent 
early-spring sky, whith LMs above +6.5.  The scrub-oak forest was *very* 
quiet, something I was forced to take note of as I had forgotten top bring 
my radio.  Only the  occasional barred owl hoot broke the silence.  I was 
pretty quiet, too,  in the back bed of the pick-up,  as meteor rates were 
pretty low, though not unexpectedly so.
     Lyrid rates for the first hour (3) were higher than expected but this 
averaged out by the end of the second period when no LYR were seen.  No 
meteors brighter than +1 were observed, and none had long path-lengths.
The few meteors seen were rather non-remarkable.

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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)
DATE: 04-16/17-2005
BEGIN:07:10 UT END 09:10 UT
LOCATION: Emanuel Co., Ga. 82. 10' " W; 32. 49'  N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 220 ft Facing South, F=1.0  No breaks
Mean Sol long=27.347 APRIL 17 2005
Mean LM +6.54 FOV Mid-session 16 hr 00 +21; Total Teff=2.0
SPO(7)  ANT(2)  LYR(3)   Total (12)

Period 1
 07:10 - 08:10 UT
SPO(4) ANT(1) LYR(3) Total (8)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.0 F=1..0
Avg. LM = +6.51  FOV Mid period 15hr 25 +21
Mid Period Sol Long. 27.319

Period 2
08:10 - 09:10 UT
SPO(3)  ANT(1)  Total (4)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.0 F=1.0
Avg. LM = +6.58  FOV Mid period 16hr 30 +25
Mid Period Sol Long. 27.359

Showers Observed
ANT(2)  14:44  (221)  -15
LYR(3)  17:40  (265)  +34
SPO(7)

Magnitude Distribution
P1
SPO (4)                    +2(1)  +3(2) +4(1)
ANT (1)                   +2(1)
LYR (3)         +1(1)                       +4(1) +6(1)

P2
SPO (3)                   +2(1)  +3(1) +4(1)
ANT (1)                  +2(1)
LYR (0)

Meteor Data
P1 (07:10 - 08:10 UT)
  Time UT        Shower      Mag  Speed    Comments
1   07:10              ANT         2       2
2   07:14              LYR         1       3
3   07:31              LYR         6       3
4   07:48              LYR         4       2
5   07:49              SPO         4        3
6   07:59              SPO         3        3
7   08:03              SPO         3        3
8   08:05              SPO         2        2

P2  (08:10 - 09:10UT)
Time UT        Shower      Mag  Speed    Comments
09  08:24              SPO         2       2
10  08:39              SPO         3       3
11  08:44              SPO         4       4  very brief train
12  08:59              ANT        2       3








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