(meteorobs) Observations South Alabama 5-7/8-2005 (YOUKI)

[Kim Youmans]

     Poor weather on May 6 and 7 meant I had to postpone any ETA 
observations until the weekend...which also meant observing under less than 
ideal conditions at the Bay Minette, AL, city airport.  I won't go into the 
details about the miserable LM's so close to the city, except to note that a 
gibbous moon may have well as been out!!!  In addition, the sky was not 
transparent, but hazy, and a fog was rolling in, though fortunately the fog 
didn't seem to be the worst factor until late in the session.
      Still, the ETAs I did see were, for the most part, quite impressive. 
Most had long, glowing trains and color, and were bright.  The first meteor 
of the night was an ETA earth grazer(?) that did not have much of a train 
but zipped across the zenith from near horizon to horizon!  It was probably 
the highlight of the night, but at +3, not the brightest.
Three of the ETAs I logged were at zero magnitude.

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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)
DATE: 05-07/07-2005
BEGIN:07:15 UT END 10:00 UT
LOCATION: Bay Minette, AL. 87 46 23W 30 52 58N
METHOD: Tape   Elev.(?)ft Facing South, F=1.0  No breaks
Mean Sol long=47.776 MAY 8 2005
Mean LM +5.29 FOV Mid-session 17hr 20 +11; Total Teff=2.75
SPO(5)  ANT(3) ETA (9) Total (17)

Period 1
 07:15 - 08:15 UT SPO(2) ANT(2) ETA(3) Total (7)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.0 F=1.0
Avg. LM = +5.41 FOV Mid period 16hr 35 +12
Mid Period Sol Long. 47.739

Period 2
08:15 - 09:15 UT SPO(2)  ANT(1)  ETA(3) Total (6)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 1.0 F=1.0
Avg. LM = +5.43 FOV Mid period 17hr 30 +11
Mid Period Sol Long. 47.779

Period 3
09:15 - 10:00 UT SPO(1)  ANT(0) ETA(3) Total (3)
Dead time = 0 min; Teff = 0.75 F=1.0
Avg. LM = +5.04  FOV Mid period 18hr 15+11
Mid Period Sol Long. 47.817

Showers Observed
ETA(9)   22:40 (340) -01
ANT(3)  16:08 (242) -20
SPO(5)

Magnitude Distribution
P1
SPO (2)     +2(1)  +4(1)
ANT (2)    +1(3) +3(1)
ETA (3)      0(2)  +3(1)

P2
SPO (2)     0(1)  +4(1)
ANT (1)  +1(1)
ETA (3)   +2(1) +4(2)

P3
SPO (1)    +4(1)
ANT (0)
ETA (3)  0(1)  +3(1) +4(1)




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