(meteorobs) Aug 12 Perseid Observations: East Georgia (YOUKI)
Kim Youmans
meteorsga at bellsouth.net
Fri Aug 12 21:14:56 EDT 2005
Despite paltry limiting magnitudes, I enjoyed good rates during the
three hours
before dawn this morning. The final thirty minutes of the session suffered
from
encroaching cirrus and sunlight -- the eastern sky was a wash and LM's
plummeted
below 5.0 near the end. But bright Perseids continued to appear
nonetheless.
I had one blue -5, and several near-simultaneous Perseids that kept things
very
entertaining. One remarkable lull lasted 16 minutes from 8:31 until 8:47UT
with no
Perseids seen!
All told it was a fairly strong showing given my low LMs. I had a good
many
negative magnitude meteors and bright members. It was refeshing to enjoy a
strong
meteor shower again!
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 08-11/12-2005
BEGIN:06:58 UT END 10:00 UT LOCATION: Emanuel Co, Ga.
82. 11' 34" W; 32. 29' 39" N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 257 ft
Facing South, Sky obscured (see Period 1)
No Breaks; Mean Sol long=139.654 AUG 12, 2005
Mean LM +5.63 FOV Mid-session 0 hr 10min +32; Total Teff=3.03
SPO(23) PER(120) ANT(2) Total (145)
Period 1
06:58-8:00UT SPO(9) PER(30) ANT(1) Total (40)
Dead time = 1 min; Teff = 1.03 LM = +5.88
FOV 23hr 10 +32 Sol Long. 139.614
Period 2
8:00-9:00UT SPO(9) PER(40) ANT(1) Total (50)
Dead time = 1 min; Teff = 1.0 LM = +5.9
FOV 00hr 10 +32 Sol Long. 139.654
Period 3
9:00-10:00UT SPO(5) PER(50) Total (55)
Dead time = 1 min; Teff = 1.0 LM = +5.11
FOV 01hr 10 +32 Sol Long. 139.694
Showers Observed
PER (120) 03:16 (049) +58
ANT (2) 22:24 (336) -09
SPO (23)
Magnitude Distribution (15 minute bins)
P1 6:57 - 07:15 UT
SPO(1) +5(1)
PER(10) -1(1) 0(1) +2(5) +4(2) +5(1)
P1 07:15 - 07:30 UT
SPO(3) -2(1) +3(1) +4(1)
PER(5) +1(1) +2(2) +3(1) +4(1)
ANT(1) +3(1)
P1 07:30 - 07:45 UT
SPO(2) +1(2)
PER(6) +3(4) +4(2)
P1 07:45 - 08:00 UT
SPO(3) +3(2) +4(1)
PER(9) +2(2) +3(6) +4(1)
P2 08:00 - 08:15 UT
SPO(3) +2(1) +4(1) +5(1)
PER(9) 0(1) +1(3) +3(1) +4(2) +5(2)
P2 08:15 - 08:30 UT
SPO(2) +1(1) +2(1)
PER(15) -3(1) -1(1) 0(3) +1(2) +2(2) +3(3) +4(3)
P2 08:30 - 08:45 UT
SPO(3) 0(1) +1(1) +4(1)
PER(2) +1(2)
ANT(1) +3(1)
P2 08:45 - 09:00 UT
SPO(1) +3(1)
PER(14) -5(1) 0(1) +1(1) +2(3) +3(5) +4(3)
P3 09:00 - 09:15 UT
SPO(2) 0(1) +5(1)
PER(13) 0(1) +1(2) +2(3) +3(2) +4(3) +5(2)
P3 09:15 - 09:30 UT
SPO(2) +2(1) +5(1)
PER(18) -1(2) 0(3) +1(1) +2(3) +3(3) +5(6)
P3 09:30 - 09:45 UT
SPO(1) +1(1)
PER(10) -2(1) +1(2) +2(2) +3(4) +4(1)
P3 09:45 - 10:00 UT
PER(9) -2(1) -1(1) 0(1) +1(3) +2(3)
Meteor Data
P1 (6:57 - 8:00 UT)
Time Shower Mag. Speed (0-5) Comments
06:58 PER 2 4 train
07:00 PER 4 4
07:00 PER 2 4
07:00 SPO 5 2
07:01 PER 2 3 very brief
07:02 PER 0 3 train
07:04 PER 4 4
07:10 PER -1 3 train
07:11 PER 5 4
07:11 PER 2 5
07:14 PER 2 3 train / near radiant
07:17 PER 2 4
07:18 SPO 3 3
07:20 PER 1 3
07:23 PER 2 4 train
07:23 SPO -2 4 2-sec train
07:23 SPO 4 4
07:26 PER 3 4 train
07:27 PER 4 5
07:29 ANT 3 3
07:31 PER 3 4 train
07:31 PER 3 4 train
07:32 SPO 1 3
07:34 PER 3 4 train
07:34 PER 3 4 train
07:38 PER 4 4
07:40 SPO 1 5 3-sec train
07:44 PER 4 4
07:50 SPO 3 4
07:51 SPO 3 4
07:54 PER 3 5 1-sec train
07:55 PER 3 3 train
07:55 PER 2 3 train
07:56 PER 2 4
07:56 PER 3 5
07:57 PER 3 4 train
07:57 PER 3 4 train
07:58 PER 4 4
07:58 SPO 4 4
07:59 PER 3 3 2-sec train
P2 (8:00 - 9:00 UT)
Time Shower Mag. Speed (0-5) Comments
08:01 PER 5 4
08:01 PER 3 4 1-sec train
08:03 PER 1 3 2-sec train
08:03 PER 4 4
08:05 PER 4 3
08:06 SPO 4 3 very brief
08:07 PER 4 4
08:07 SPO 2 3
08:09 SPO 5 3 train
08:13 PER 1 4 train
08:13 PER 5 5
08:14 PER 0 3
08:15 PER 0 3
08:15 PER 1 4
08:15 PER 2 4
08:16 PER 4 3 train
08:17 PER 3 3
08:18 PER 2 4
08:20 PER 1 4 train
08:20 PER 4 5
08:21 PER 0 3 3-sec train
08:22 PER 4 4
08:22 SPO 1 3
08:23 PER -1 3
08:24 PER 0 3 3-sec train/ near radiant
08:25 PER -3 4 1-sec train/ blue
08:25 PER 3 4 train
08:27 SPO 5 2
08:29 PER 3 4
08:30 PER 1 4 1-sec train
08:30 PER 1 4 2-sec train
08:31 SPO 1 2
08:35 SPO 4 4
08:41 SPO 0 3 2-sec train
08:41 ANT 3 2
08:47 PER -5 3 2-sec train
08:48 PER 3 4 train
08:50 SPO 3 4
08:50 PER 2 4 train
08:50 PER 3 4
08:50 PER 2 3 train
08:52 PER 3 3 train
08:53 PER 3 4
08:54 PER 1 3
08:54 PER 4 3
08:55 PER 0 3 train
08:56 PER 4 4
08:56 PER 4 4
08:58 PER 2 3 train
08:59 PER 3 4
P3 (9:00 - 10:00 UT)
Time Shower Mag. Speed (0-5) Comments
09:01 PER 2 4 train
09:02 PER 1 4
09:02 PER 4 3
09:03 SPO 0 4
09:04 PER 2 4 train
09:05 PER 5 4
09:05 PER 3 4
09:05 PER 5 4
09:07 PER 0 3 train
09:08 SPO 5 4
09:09 PER 3 5
09:11 PER 1 3
09:11 PER 4 4
09:12 PER 4 4
09:12 PER 2 3 train
09:15 PER 5 4
09:16 PER 0 3 train
09:16 PER 5 4
09:16 SPO 2 3 train
09:16 PER 3 4
09:16 PER 3 4
09:17 PER 5 4
09:18 PER 0 4 train
09:18 PER 3 3
09:21 PER -1 3 near radiant
09:23 PER 5 4
09:23 PER 2 4
09:24 SPO 5 4
09:25 PER 2 3 2-sec train
09:26 PER -1 4
09:26 PER 5 4
09:27 PER 1 4
09:28 PER 2 3
09:28 PER 5 4
09:29 PER 0 3 2-sec train
09:30 PER -2 4 train/ multicolored
09:30 PER 4 4
09:31 PER 1 4
09:31 PER 2 4 train
09:33 PER 2 4
09:33 PER 1 4
09:35 SPO 1 3
09:36 PER 3 4
09:38 PER 3 3
09:38 PER 3 4
09:44 PER 3 4 train
09:46 PER 2 3
09:46 PER 2 4
09:47 PER 1 3
09:51 PER 1 4
09:51 PER 2 4
09:52 PER -1 4
09:52 PER 1 4
09:54 PER 0 4
09:55 PER -1 4
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