(meteorobs) VANMC 02-03/01/05

[Michel Vandeputte]

Hi ! Happy new year ! 
First meteors in 2005 : I had a short session before work. These are my results from the Quadrantid watch ;  


Observing report 

Day : 02-03   Month : January   Year : 2004 
begin : 02.15 UT    End : 04.15 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 : 

Quadrantids 
Delta Cancrids 

Interval analyse 

Periods             Teff        F        Lm    QDR    DCA    SPOR

02.15-03.15    1.00    1.00    6.20        10        1        2
03.15-04.15    1.00    1.00    6.20        15        1        9

02.15-04.15    2.00                                25        2        11  = 38 meteors 


Magnitude distributions

QDR   +0(1)+1(1)+2(3)+3(10)+4(10)+5(0) mean 3.08 N~ : 0
DCA    +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(2)+4(7)+5(0) mean 3.36 N ~ : 1

Remarks

-interfering moonlight. Center of field ; Ursa Minor. Temperatures around 0 degrees, ground frost. 
-rising Quadrantid activity. Weak shower members. Simon Vanderkerken observed the Quadrantids between 01-05.20 UT from Edelare, about 15 km north from my place. He spoke about an increase in activity and brightness after 04.30 UT. I am still waiting for his report..
-3-4/1 was clouded out. 


Kind regards from Belgium,

Michel Vandeputte.
VVS belgium - meteor section /  Dutch Meteor Society.