(meteorobs) Meteor watch July 26-27 (VANMC)

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day: 26-27    Month: July    Year: 2006
begin: 22.30 UT        end: 02.45 UT
Location: Reillane (dep Hautes Provence)  - France    long.  5.40 E    lat.  43.52 N    alt 455m
Observer: Vandeputte Michel        IMO code: VANMC
Method: tape recorder, counting
Field: south

Observed showers: 

Perseids    alfa 25° / delta 54°
Capricornids     alfa 304° / delta -11°
Southern Delta Aquarids    alfa 338° / delta -17°
Northern Delta Aquarids    alfa 325° / delta -9° or ANT meteors


Interval analyse

Period            Teff        F        LM     PER    CAP    SDA    NDA     SPOR

22.30-23.30    1.00    1.00    6.70        2        1        1        1        16
23.30-00.30    1.00    1.00    6.75        3        0        5        2        19
00.30-01.30    1.00    1.00    6.90        3        3        10      1        27
01.30-02.30    1.00    1.00    7.00        4        0        8        2        31
02.30-02.45    0.25    1.00    6.70        1        0        0        1        10

22.30-02.45    4.25                            13       4        24       7        103    =151 meteors

 

Magnitude distributions

PER       +2(4)+3(4)+4(5) N 13 Mean 3.08 N~:2
SDA       +0(1)+2(4)+3(5)+4(12)+5(2) N 24 Mean 3.37 N~: 1  
NDA       +2(2)+3(1)+4(4) N 7 Mean 3.29
CAP       -1(1)+2(1)+3(2) N 4 Mean 1.75
SPOR    +0(1)+1(1)+2(8)+3(19)+4(45)+5(29) N 103 Mean 3.87 N~: 6


Remarks

Forth night of the meteor camp. Observing conditions  were great with a LM reaching 7.00. Meteor activity was high, especially the sporadic meteor activity was quite impressive with an hourly count of 31 meteors before dawn. The Perseids were active but still in low rates. SDA activity was increasing. Personally this was an important night because I observed my 25000th meteor! 


Kind regards, 

Michel.