(meteorobs) Fw: VANMC 2-3/1/06

[Michel Vandeputte]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Michel Vandeputte 
To: rarlt at aip.de ; sc_meteors at hotmail.com ; Lew Gramer ; visual at imo.net 
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:36 PM
Subject: VANMC 2-3/1/06 


Hi, 

First session in 2006 after a successful 2005. In 2005, I logged in total 3779 meteors during 45 sessions and 140.72 effective observing hours. 

I saw the Quadrantids before work during a morning session on January 3th. The activity was quiet, containing many weak meteors. I observed one magnificent and very bright fireball on 3.58 UT  through the constellations of Gemini, Cancer and the Lion. I estimated her on magnitude minus 10 ! Could my work year start in better way ? 

3-4/1/05 was clouded out due to a frontal system with rain...

Clear skies,

Michel. 




Day : 03   Month : January  Year : 2006
begin : 01.55 UT    end : 05.10 UT
Location : Ellezelles - Belgium    long. 3.38  E    lat. 50.43 N    alt 120 m
Observer : Vandeputte Michel    IMO code ; VANMC
Method : tape recorder - 
Field : east - south east 


Observed Showers : 

Quadrantids  
Delta Cancrids

Interval analyse


Period            Teff        F    LM               QDR    DCA    SPOR    Tot

01.55-02.55    1.00    1.00    6.54        10        0        21        31
02.55-03.55    1.00    1.00    6.60        5          0        9           14
03.55-05.10    1.25    1.00    6.60        15        0        23        38

01.55-05.10    3.25                                30        0        53        83    
                         
Magnitude Distributions 

QDR   -2(1)+0(1)+1(0)+2(1)+3(4)+4(16)+5(7) Mean 3.70 N~ : 1
SPOR -10(1)+1(1)+2(5)+3(5)+4(24)+5(17) Mean 3.91 N~: 4

Summary report 02-03/1/2006

Teff night : 3.25 hours
total meteors : 83
Quadrantids : 30
Delta Cancrids : 0
Sporadics : 53