(meteorobs) Observations Nov 4/5 2005 Coweta, OK USA

[Bill Godley]

Still searching for a shadow-making Taurid fireball,
but enjoyable viewing nonetheless.

DATE: Nov 4/5, 2005  BEGIN: 06:30 UT  END: 08:20 UT
OBSERVER: Bill Godley
LOCATION: Long 95:57:44 W; Lat 35:56:52 N
CITY/STATE: Coweta, Oklahoma  ELEV: 650 ft
METHOD: Visual w/ tape recorder

OBSERVED SHOWERS: ORI, NTA, STA

OBSERVING PERIODS:

PERIOD       F     LM      ORI  NTA  STA  SPO

06:30-08:20  1.05  4.9      1    2    5    3

MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION:

      -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5
      -------------------------------------
ORI                   1           
NTA                1          1       
STA                   2       3   
SPO                       1       2    

OBSERVING FIELD OBSTRUCTION:

5% entire duration of count

FOV generally centered at RA 04h 30m Dec +40

DEAD TIME: 5 minutes
BREAKS: 
TEFF = 1.75 hrs

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 4.9

METEOR DATA:
                            SPEED
#     TIME(UT) SHOWER  MAG  (1-5)  COLOR  TRAIN(SEC)
---------------------------------------------------
1	6:48	SPO	+3    3
2	6:56	STA	+2    2    
3	7:13	SPO	+1    3
4	7:20	ORI	 0    4
5	7:26	STA	 0    2
6	7:37	SPO	+3    4    
7	7:47	NTA	+2    2
8	7:55	STA	 0    2
9	7:57	STA	+2    3
10	8:09	STA	+2    2    
11	8:17	NTA	-1    2

      
NOTES:

Hazy, almost summer-like night cut down the LM just a
little bit from normal.  I was a little more tired
than I should have been, which means I likely missed
one or two I shouldn't have.





		
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