(meteorobs) Alert! High activity from 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

Michael Boschat aa063 at chebucto.ns.ca
Wed May 31 07:59:37 EDT 2006


Not detecting many meteors via radio here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
So far  1100-1200 UT heard 24.

I'm using the following:

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lat: N 44d 39'
Long: W 63d 36'
Hgt: 58 meters above sea level
Listening Frequency: 83.24 MHz
Receiver: Icom R-10
Antenna : resonant dipole
Antenna Direction: Horizontally polarized with lobes in E-W plane,
        elev 0 deg
Filter  : high-Q (Q at least 300) bandpass filter between antenna &
          receiver.
Listening Mode: CW
Recording method: listening by ear

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Clear skies
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Michael Boschat
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center 
Astronomy page:  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063


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