(meteorobs) Dec 19-20 2006 obs

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Froze my tail off last night for the Coma Berenicids peak, and to see if I
could spot the upside of the Ursids.

Only 27 degrees, which wasn't bad until I started packing up. I admit it,
I'm a wimp! Had a nice covering of frost on my sleeping bag :)

Results:

Dec 19-20 2006
NJAA Observatory
High Bridge, NJ
Plotted, actual plot time measured from tapes
Wayne Hally

Per 1 : 0825 UT to 0945 LM +5.57 Teff 1.117 F 1.00 COM 4, URS 2, XOR/ANT 1,
SPO 6

Per 2 : 0945 UT to 1055 LM +5.50 Teff 1.100 F 1.00 COM  3, URS 0, XOR/ANT
0, SPO 3

Total 0825-1055 LM +5.54 Teff 2.217 F 1.00 COM 7, URS 2, XOR/ANT 1, SPO 9

Mag distributions
COM (0) 1.5, (+1) 2, (2)1.5, (+3) 1, (+4) 1 Avg +1.71
SPO (+1) 4.5, (+2) 0.5, (+3) 1.5 (+4) 2, (+5) 0.5  Avg +2.27
URS (0) 1, (+3) 0.5, (+4) 0.5
XOR/ANT (+3) 1

Totals 19 meteors in 2.217 hrs= 8.6/Hr Avg Mag +2.05
Per hour: COM 3.2, URS, 0.9, ANT/XOR, 0.5, SPO 4.1

Wayne