(meteorobs) Observation July 28/29 from California

[Michael Linnolt]

I hadn't done a meteor report for a while, been quite busy with telescope making and variable star observing, so it was nice to get an opportunity to check out the activity with a bunch of active radiants around.

A fog layer had settled in over the SF Bay peninsula cities below me, so the sky was darker than usual despite being only 10-15 miles from the Silicon Valley! The Milky Way was quite prominent and my LM was 6.2, and a bit of a strong chilly breeze blowing up from the bay was the only negative factor.

I saw activity from 4 of the 5 radiants, the only null was the PAU, but it was rising at a very low elevation anyway. The highlight of my session was a very slow, flaring, short mag -2 CAP heading E-W through Ophiuchus. A nice ANT and a single PER were the only other bright ones besides the CAP's. The SDA and Sporadics were faint.

Mike Linnolt

REPORT FOLLOWS:
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OBS: Mike Linnolt (LINMI)
DATE: Jul 29, 2006
TIME: 0651 - 0732 UT
LOC: Woodside, CA (37° 24' N, 122° 18' W)
ELEV: 2300 feet
Conditions: Clear. Temp 62F.
METHOD: Paper


Observing Periods Summary:
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# Period(UT) FOV    Teff   F    LM   CAP SDA PAU PER ANT SPO
- ---------- ---    ----   -    ---  --- --- --- --- --- ---
1 0651-0732 20h+10  0.67  1.05  6.2   2   2   0   1   2   4

Periods Detail:
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Period #1:
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Mag -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
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CAP: 0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 = 2
SDA: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 = 2
PAU: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 = 0
PER: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 = 1
ANT: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0 = 2
SPO: 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2 = 4

DEAD TIME: 1 min

END OF REPORT