(meteorobs) Meteor watch July 18-19 (VANMC)

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day: 18-19    Month: July    Year: 2006
begin: 21.50 UT        end: 00.50 UT
Location: Ellezelles - Belgium    long. 3.38 E    lat. 50.43 N    alt 120m
Observer: Vandeputte Michel        IMO code: VANMC
Method: tape recorder, counting
Field: southeast

Observed showers: 

Perseids    alfa 17° / delta 52°
Capricornids     alfa 298° / delta -12°
Southern Delta Aquarids    alfa 332° / delta -18°
Northern Delta Aquarids    alfa 319° / delta -9°
Psi Cygnids (DMS shower list)

Interval analyse

Period            Teff        F        LM     PER    CAP    SDA    NDA    pCYG    SPOR

21.50-22.50    1.00    1.00    6.32        1        0        0        0        2        12
22.50-23.50    1.00    1.00    6.34        1        0        0        0        0        14
23.50-00.50    1.00    1.00    6.30        2        0        2        0        0        9

21.50-00.50    3.00                            4        0        2        0        2        35  = 43 meteors  



Magnitude distributions

PER       +3(3)+4(1) N 4 Mean 3.25 N~:3
SDA       +2(1)+3(1) N 2 Mean 2.50
pCYG     +3(2) N 2 Mean 3.00
SPOR    -8(1)+0(1)+2(4)+3(6)+4(19)+5(4) N 35 Mean 3.49 N~: 3

Remarks

-Evening session before moonrise. 
-I observed an amazing fireball at 22.53UT, possibly related with the antihelion radiant. Very long path from the south into northern directions (showed up in Aquila and disapeared in the Big Dipper).Earth grazing? No final terminal burst or fragmentation. Colors; blue white nucleus with a yellow trail. Short persistent trail. No sonic boom. Velocity; average speed. 
This fireball was seen by many observers in France, UK, the Netherlands and Belgium. The digital all sky from Klaas jobse in Zeeland (NL) captured this event ; 
http://www.klaas-jobse.net/cyclops/All-Sky/fotoos/20060718_2254UTminusdarkweb.jpg



Kind regards, 

Michel.