(meteorobs) Fw: Impressive Geminid shower above the French Vosges
Michel Vandeputte
michelvandeputte at hotmail.com
Mon Dec 18 17:58:49 EST 2006
Hi folks,
Full report from December 13-14.
Long trains,
Michel
VISUAL OBSERVING FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
Night: December 13 - December 14 Year 2006
Observer: Michel Vandeputte IMO code: VANMC
Place: Feu du Champ (France) - northern Vosges mountain chain (48°24'10" N - 07°16'37" E - alt 1050 m)
Period: 20.20 - 05.05 UT
Method: counting in 5' intervals - tape recorder.
Field: north eastern directions, southwestern directions after moonrise.
Weather conditions: clear skies, frosty conditions (-2 degrees), cirrus before 20UT and after 5UT. No fog.
Observed showers:
Geminids (alfa: 112° / delta +33°)
Interval analyse (hourly counts)
period (UT) Teff F Lm GEM SPOR
20.20-21.20 1.00 1.00 6.70 68 8
21.20-22.20 1.00 1.00 6.70 94 8
22.20-23.20 1.00 1.00 6.70 109 15
23.20-00.20 1.00 1.00 6.70 119 16
00.20-01.20 1.00 1.00 6.70 123 13
01.20-02.20 1.00 1.00 6.70 124 12
02.20-03.20 1.00 1.00 6.65 116 10
03.20-04.20 1.00 1.00 6.60 83 14
04.20-05.05 0.75 1.00 6.60 58 15
20.20-05.05 8.75 894 111 = 1005 meteors
Interval analyse (5 minute or 0.083 minutes)
Period (UT) N Gem N Spor
20.20-20.25 7 1
20.25-20.30 6 1
20.30-20.35 6 0
20.35-20.40 5 1
20.40-20.45 5 1
20.45-20.50 4 0
20.50-20.55 3 2
20.50-21.00 10 1
21.00-21.05 4 0
21.05-21.10 4 0
21.10-21.15 9 1
21.15-21.20 5 0
21.20-21.25 7 0
21.25-21.30 5 1
21.30-21.35 3 0
21.35-21.40 10 2
21.40-21.45 6 1
21.45-21.50 8 0
21.50-21.55 7 0
21.55-22.00 10 1
22.00-22.05 7 0
22.05-22.10 10 1
22.10-22.15 6 0
22.15-22.20 15 2
22.20-22.25 4 0
22.25-22.30 12 0
22.30-22.35 12 2
22.35-22.40 4 3
22.40-22.45 8 1
22.45-22.50 7 1
22.50-22.55 13 0
22.55-23.00 13 0
23.00-23.05 8 3
23.05-23.10 9 4
23.10-23.15 11 0
23.15-23.20 8 1
23.20-23.25 10 1
23.25-23.30 9 1
23.30-23.35 8 1
23.35-23.40 16 1
23.40-23.45 7 0
23.45-23.50 7 1
23.50-23.55 13 0
23.55-00.00 11 1
00.00-00.05 7 1
00.05-00.10 9 3
00.10-00.15 9 5
00.15-00.20 13 1
00.20-00.25 8 1
00.25-00.30 8 1
00.30-00.35 11 3
00.35-00.40 4 1
00.40-00.45 8 0
00.45-00.50 10 2
00.50-00.55 13 3
00.55-01.00 9 0
01.00-01.05 15 1
01.05-01.10 11 0
01.10-01.15 11 0
01.15-01.20 15 1
01.20-01.25 14 1
01.25-01.30 9 1
01.30-01.35 15 0
01.35-01.40 14 0
01.40-01.45 8 2
01.45-01.50 6 0
01.50-01.55 9 1
01.55-02.00 9 0
02.00-02.05 8 1
02.05-02.10 8 1
02.10-02.15 11 3
02.15-02.20 13 2
02.20-02.25 5 0
02.25-02.30 5 1
02.30-02.35 8 2
02.35-02.40 10 0
02.40-02.45 10 0
02.45-02.50 9 3
02.50-02.55 17 1
02.55-03.00 6 0
03.00-03.05 14 0
03.05-03.10 15 1
03.10-03.15 10 2
03.15-03.20 7 0
03.20-03.25 9 1
03.25-03.30 14 0
03.30-03.35 5 1
03.35-03.40 7 0
03.40-03.45 6 3
03.45-03.50 8 1
03.50-03.55 5 0
03.55-04.00 6 4
04.00-04.05 6 0
04.05-04.10 5 2
04.10-04.15 9 1
04.15-04.20 3 1
04.20-04.25 7 2
04.25-04.30 5 3
04.30-04.35 4 2
04.35-04.40 9 2
04.40-04.45 9 2
04.45-04.50 5 3
04.50-04.55 7 0
04.55-05.00 4 0
05.00-05.05 8 1
Magnitude distributions Geminids
20.20-21.20 -1(1)+0(2)+1(5)+2(13)+3(17)+4(21)+5(9) mean 3.09
21.20-22.20 -2(2)-1(1)+0(2)+1(7)+2(19)+3(30)+4(21)+5(12) mean 2.91
22.20-23.20 -2(1)-1(3)+0(1)+1(5)+2(19)+3(32)+4(35)+5(13) mean 3.11
23.20-00.20 -6(1)-3(1)-1(3)+0(7)+1(6)+2(22)+3(30)+4(38)+5(11) mean 2.87
00.20-01.20 -4(2)-3(1)-2(1)-1(2)+0(3)+1(6)+2(34)+3(35)+4(27)+5(12) mean 2.70
01.20-02.20 -1(2)+0(6)+1(6)+2(31)+3(49)+4(25)+5(5) mean 2.73
02.20-03.20 -8(1)-1(3)+0(2)+1(8)+2(25)+3(36)+4(40)+5(1) mean 2.83
03.20-04.20 -1(3)+0(2)+1(7)+2(24)+3(25)+4(19)+5(3) mean 2.63
04.20-05.05 -2(1)-1(1)+0(1)+1(8)+2(18)+3(16)+4(12)+5(1) mean 2.45
overall MD Geminids
-8: 1
-6 :1
-4: 2
-3: 2
-2: 5
-1: 19
+0: 26
+1: 58
+2: 205
+3: 270
+4: 238
+5: 67
Mean: 2.82
N~ : 23 = 3%
magnitude distributions sporadics
-6(1)+1(6)+2(14)+3(36)+4(47)+5(7) N 111
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