(meteorobs) Meteor Observations From the Mojave Desert, California on October 20, 2006

[Robin Gray]

On October 19-22, 2006 Bob Lunsford and I met in the
Mojave Desert between Baker and Barstow to observe
meteors. This is what I saw visiually on the first
night.

October 20, 2006

Location: Field Road, California Longitude 116
degrees, 33', 6" West; Latitude 35 degrees, 1' 39"
North

UT Period   Field   Teff   F   LM   ORI  STA  EGE  SPO

7:10-8:16    60S    1.00  1.0 6.37   9    2    0   24
8:16-9:21    60S    1.00  1.0 6.66  13    0    1   15
9:21-10:27   60S    1.01  1.0 6.53  16    1    0   14
10:27-11:37  60S    1.00  1.0 6.12  12    1    0    8
11:37-12:42  60S    1.00  1.0 6.28  20    0    1    6
12:42-1:00   60S     .28  1.0 6.28   3    1    0    1

Totals:             5.29            73    5    2   68

Total Meteors: 148

Magnitude Distribution:

Shower  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  1  2  3  4  5

ORI      1       1   2       3  9  9 16 16 15  4

STA                                      3  2

EGE                                      2

SPO                          2  2  3  6 17 18  20


Robin Gray
Winnemucca, Nevada 



 
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