(meteorobs) VANMC 13-14 August

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day : 13-14     Month : August     Year : 2005 
begin : 23.00 UT    End : 02.10  UT
Location : Reillane (near Forcalquier) - dep Hautes Alpes de Provence   Country : France   long. 5.7 E    lat   44 N - alt  600 m
Observer : Michel Vandeputte    IMO code : VANMC
Method :  Visual observations - tape recorder. 


Observed Showers : 

Perseids  : alfa 49° / delta : +59°
Kappa Cygnids : alfa : 285° / delta ; +59°


Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm          PER    KCG    SPOR

23.00-00.30    1.50    1.00    6.90        42        1        17
01.00-02.10    1.17    1.00    6.90        55        1        24

23.00-02.10    2.67                             97        2        41           
                  
        
Magnitude distributions

PER    -1(1)+0(4)+1(8)+2(13)+3(27)+4(35)+5(9) mean 3.08 N~ : 31
KCG   +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(2)+4(0)+5(0) mean 3.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(0)+1(0)+2(6)+3(7)+4(20)+5(8) mean 3.73 N ~ : 2

Summary night

Teff : 2.67 hours 
total meteors : 140 meteors 
Perseids : 97
Kappa Cygnids : 2
Sporadics : 41

Remarks

4th night of the expedition. Observations were hampered by cirrus clouds ; there for a short session. Many weak Perseids...