(meteorobs) Meteor watch July 28-29 (VANMC)

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day: 28-29    Month: July    Year: 2006
begin: 21.30 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 28° / delta 55°
Capricornids     alfa 306° / delta -10°
Southern Delta Aquarids    alfa 339° / delta -17°
Northern Delta Aquarids    alfa 326° / delta -8° or ANT meteors


Interval analyse

Period            Teff        F        LM     PER    CAP    SDA    NDA     SPOR

21.30-22.30    1.00    1.00    6.70        2        0        2        0        19
22.30-23.30    1.00    1.00    6.70        1        3        5        1        18
23.30-00.30    1.00    1.00    6.80        5        1        8        1        28
00.30-01.30    1.00    1.00    6.90        6        1        9        1        31
01.30-02.30    1.00    1.00    6.90        8        1        9        1        44
02.30-02.45    0.25    1.00    6.67        0        1        1        0        9

21.30-02.45    5.25                            22       7       34       3        149     = 216 meteors



Magnitude distributions

PER       +1(2)+2(9)+3(7)+4(4) N 22 Mean 2.59 N~:11
SDA       -6(1)+1(3)+2(10)+3(10)+4(7)+5(3) N 34 Mean 2.82    
NDA       +3(2)+4(2) N 4 Mean 3.50
CAP       -3(1)+1(1)+2(2)+3(2)+4(1) N 7 Mean 1.50
SPOR    +0(1)+1(4)+2(11)+3(37)+4(66)+5(30) N 149 Mean 3.70 N~: 9


Remarks

Fifth night of the meteor camp and definitely the best one and the most productive one. Very clear conditions and I really enjoyed the high meteor activity!  More Perseids this night and a high but steady SDA activity. The highlight was a rare -6 Delta Aquarid  fireball in Cetus.The Capricornids were active but activity wasn't impressive. A minus 3 Capricornid was seen. But what about the sporadic rates; thanks to the very clear conditions I observed many many weak sporadic meteors. During the last interval I counted at least 44 sporadics! 


Kind regards, 

Michel.