(meteorobs) VANMC 02-03 August

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day : 02-03  Month : August     Year : 2005 
begin : 21.20 UT    End : 01.20 UT
Location : Ellezelles    Country : Belgium   long. 3.38  E    lat 50.43 N - alt 120 m
Observer : Michel Vandeputte    IMO code : VANMC
Method :  Visual observations - tape recorder. 


Observed Showers : 

Perseids  : alfa 35° / delta : +56°
Southern Aquarids : alfa 343° / delta ; -15°
Northern Aquarids : alfa 330° / delta : -07°
Capricornids : alfa : 311° / delta : -09°



Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    NDA    SDA    CAP    SPOR

21.20 - 22.20    1.00    1.00    6.47    2        0        0        0        9
22.20 - 23.20    1.00    1.00    6.60    4        0        1        0        11
23.20 - 00.20    1.00    1.00    6.38    3        2        0        0        8
00.20 - 01.20    1.00    1.00    6.50    3        2        1        0        8

21.20 - 01.20    4.00                            12        4        2        0        36 = 54 m

                            
Magnitude distributions

PER   -4(1)-1(1)+1(0)+2(3)+3(5)+4(1)+5(1) mean 2.08 N~ : 7
NDA   +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(3)+4(1)+5(0) mean 3.25 N~ : 0
SDA    +0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 3.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(0)+1(1)+2(1)+3(10)+4(18)+5(6) mean 3.75 N ~ : 0

Summary night

Teff : 4.00 h
total meteors : 54
Perseids : 12
Aquarids : 6
Sporadics : 36 

Remarks

After 01.20 UT it became cloudy. Moderate observing conditions.


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Long trains,

Michel.