(meteorobs) VANMC 03-04 August

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day : 03-04  Month : August     Year : 2005 
begin : 21.30 UT    End : 02.00 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 36° / delta : +56°
Southern Aquarids : alfa 344° / delta ; -15°
Northern Aquarids : alfa 331° / delta : -07°
Capricornids : alfa : 312° / delta : -09°



Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    NDA    SDA    SIA    CAP    SPOR

21.30-22.30    1.00    1.00    6.63    4        2        0        1        1        11
22.30-23.30    1.00    1.00    6.70    6        4        0        0        0        11
23.30-00.30    1.00    1.00    6.70    7        3        0        0        0        13
00.30-01.30    1.00    1.00    6.70    7        1        1        0        1        18
01.30-02.00    0.50    1.00    6.70    4        0        0        0        0        2

21.30-02.00    4.50                            28    10       1        1        2        55 = 97 
         
                            
Magnitude distributions

PER   -8(1)-2(1)+0(2)+1(2)+2(7)+3(5)+4(9)+5(1) mean 2.50 N~ : 13
NDA   +0(0)+1(1)+2(5)+3(1)+4(2)+5(1) mean 2.44 N~ : 0
SDA    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 0
CAP    +0(0)+1(1)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 2.50 N~ : 0
SIA      +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 0
SPOR -1(1)+0(2)+1(0)+2(2)+3(13)+4(24)+5(13) mean 3.69 N ~ : 4

Summary night

Teff : 4.50 h
total meteors : 97
Perseids : 28
Aquarids : 12
Capricornids : 2
Sporadics : 55

Remarks

-A severe thunderstorm passed my town before sunset and left perfect clear skies...
-Rising Perseid meteor activity. 
- a minus 8 green/white Perseid fireball at 0.43 UT in Aries/ Cetus.Bright flare at the end. She left a 10 s persistent trail.