(meteorobs) July observing reports (VANMC)

Michel Vandeputte michelvandeputte at hotmail.com
Fri Jul 22 07:28:31 EDT 2005


Hi folks,

Got some "summer" observing reports...
Nothing special to report. Moderate but nice meteor activity. Now waiting for the first two weeks in August... 

Please enjoy. 

Michel Vandeputte 
VVS belgium - meteor section
Dutch Meteor Society.

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Day : 09-10  Month : July      Year : 2005
begin : 21:55 UT    End : 00:55 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 
Southern Aquarids : alfa 325° / -19°
Northern Aquarids
Capricornids :  alfa 289° / delta -15° 
July Pegasids : alfa 341° / delta +15°
Psi Cygnids (DMS meteor shower)

Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    CAP    AQR    pCYG    JPE    SPOR

21.55-22.55    1.00    1.00    6.10    0        0        0        0        0        10
22.55-23.55    1.00    1.00    6.35    0        1        1        1        1        8
23.55-00.55    1.00    1.00    6.30    1        0        1        0        1        9

21.55-00.55    3.00                            1        1        2        1        2        27 = 34 meteors


Magnitude distributions

PER   +0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.00 N~ : 0
AQR    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(1)+5(0) mean 3.50 N~ : 0
CAP    +0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.00 N~ : 0
JPE    +0(0)+1(1)+2(0)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.00 N~ : 0
pCYG +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(0)+1(0)+2(3)+3(6)+4(15)+5(3) mean 3.67 N ~ : 0

Remarks


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Day : 14-15  Month : July      Year : 2005
begin : 22.10 UT    End : 01.00 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 12° / delta : +51°
Southern Aquarids : alfa 329° / delta ; -19°
Northern Aquarids : alfa 316° / delta : -10°
Capricornids : alfa : 294° / delta : -14°
Psi Cygnids (DMS meteor shower)

Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    CAP    AQR    pCYG    SPOR

22.10-23.10    1.00    1.00    6.34    0        0        1        1        13
23.10-00.10    1.00    1.00    6.43    0        1        0        1        9
00.10-01.00    0.83    1.00    6.48    1        0        0        0        3

22.10-01.00    2.83                            1        1        1        2        25 = 30 meteors 
                

Magnitude distributions

PER   +0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.00 N~ : 1
AQR    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 1
CAP    +0(0)+1(1)+2(0)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 1.00 N~ : 0
pCYG +0(0)+1(0)+2(2)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(0)+1(2)+2(5)+3(2)+4(12)+5(4) mean 3.44 N ~ : 0

Remarks

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Day : 15-16  Month : July      Year : 2005 
begin : 22.52 UT    End : 01.52 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 13° / delta : +51°
Southern Aquarids : alfa 330° / delta ; -19°
Northern Aquarids : alfa 317° / delta : -10°
Capricornids : alfa : 295° / delta : -14°
Psi Cygnids (DMS meteor shower)

Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    CAP    AQR    pCYG    SPOR

22.52-23.52    1.00    1.00    6.30    0        0        1        0        9
23.52-00.52    1.00    1.00    6.45    2        0        0        0        14
00.52-01.52    1.00    1.00    6.30    1        0        0        0        11

22.52-01.52    3.00    1.00                3        0        1        0        34 = 38 meteors
                

Magnitude distributions

PER   +0(0)+1(0)+2(2)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.33 N~ : 0
AQR    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0) mean 3.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(0)+1(1)+2(4)+3(10)+4(16)+5(3) mean 3.47 N ~ : 3

Remarks

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Day : 16-17  Month : July      Year : 2005 
begin : 22.52 UT    End : 01.52 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 14° / delta : +51°
Southern Aquarids : alfa 331° / delta ; -19°
Northern Aquarids : alfa 315° / delta : -10°
Capricornids : alfa : 296° / delta : -14°
Psi Cygnids (DMS meteor shower)

Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    CAP    AQR    pCYG    SPOR

22.52-23.52    1.00    1.00    6.50    0        0        1        1        11
23.52-00.52    1.00    1.00    6.60    1        0        1        1        10
00.52-01.52    1.00    1.00    6.49    2        1        1        0        16

22.52-01.52    3.00                            3        1        3        2        37 = 46 meteors

Magnitude distributions

PER   +0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(2)+4(0)+5(0) mean 2.67 N~ : 1
AQR    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(2)+5(0) mean 3.67 N~ : 0
CAP    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0) mean 3.00 N~ : 0
pCYG +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(2)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(1)+1(0)+2(5)+3(8)+4(17)+5(6) mean 3.57 N ~ : 2

Remarks

strong NLC display after observing ! 
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Day : 17-18  Month : July      Year : 2005 
begin : 23.17 UT    End : 01.30 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 15° / delta : +51°
Southern Aquarids : alfa 332° / delta ; -18°
Northern Aquarids : alfa 318° / delta : -10°
Capricornids : alfa : 297° / delta : -13°
Psi Cygnids (DMS meteor shower)

Interval analyse 

Periods    Teff        F        Lm    PER    CAP    AQR    pCYG    SPOR

23.17-00.17    1.00    1.00    6.50    0        1        1        1        18
00.17-01.30    1.22    1.00    6.50    2        1        0        0        16

23.17-01.30    2.22                            2        2        1        1        34 = 40 meteors
                            

Magnitude distributions

PER   +0(1)+1(1)+2(0)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 0.50 N~ : 2
AQR    +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0) mean 3.00 N~ : 0
CAP    +0(0)+1(1)+2(1)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) mean 1.50 N~ : 0
pCYG +0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(0)+4(1)+5(0) mean 4.00 N~ : 0
SPOR +0(0)+1(1)+2(6)+3(6)+4(17)+5(4) mean 3.50 N ~ : 3

Remarks

weak NLC display after observing. 


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