(meteorobs) Geminid Observations 2005 December 10/11 from Oregon
Wesley Stone
wes_stone at lycos.com
Tue Dec 13 20:02:44 EST 2005
I went on a weekend camping trip to the Oregon Coast, the land of sand and fog (albeit a lot warmer than my high-altitude hometown). Astronomy wasn't the main focus of my trip, but I was able to observe for almost two hours on Sunday morning from a cozy bivouac in the Oregon Dunes.
Wow! What a beautiful morning! Excellent sky conditions with a bright Zodiacal Light and winter Milky Way. Meteors were numerous, with lots of sporadics (didn't have radiant positions of minor showers with me, but a few at most) and the expected numbers of Geminids. When the fog did roll in, it came suddenly, obscuring most of the sky within 4 minutes.
Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Cleawox Lake, OR (43d 56m N, 124d 07m W)
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
Date: 2005 December 10/11
Interval UT Teff F LM GEM Spo
1205-1306 1.00 1.00 6.8 15 22
1306-1401 0.90 1.00 6.8 13 22
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Total 1.90 1.00 6.8 28 44
Magnitude Distributions:
GEM: -2(1), 0(1), +1(2), +2(6), +3(12), +4(6)
Spo: 0(1), +1(4), +2(8), +3(19), +4(7), +5(5)
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Wes Stone
Chiloquin, OR
http://skytour.homestead.com
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