(meteorobs) September meteors from Belgium (VANMC)
Michel Vandeputte
michelvandeputte at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 10 13:54:52 EDT 2006
Hi all,
I've got 5 meteor reports from September. The alfa Aurigids were not great this year. Delta Aurigids were also present in low rates, never higher than 1-2 meteors in one hour.But I find that this shower produce many nice meteors. Sporadic rates were high during the second half of the month with many activity from the constellations Aries, Perseus, Triangulum and the apex source. No suspicious radiants were observed. Enjoy the reports! M.
VISUAL OBSERVING FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
Night: August 31 - September 01
Observer: Michel Vandeputte IMO code: VANMC
Place: Ellezelles (50.43 N - 3.38 E -alt 120m)
Period: 23.05-02.20 UT
Method: counting - tape recorder.
Active showers:
Alfa Aurigids (alfa 84° / delta 42°)
late Kappa Cygnids (alfa 289° / delta 60°)
Antihelion meteors (alfa 351° / delta -2°) ~ Pisces.
Interval analyse
period (UT) Teff F Lm AUR KCG ANT SPOR
23.05-00.05 1.00 1.00 6.50 2 0 0 11
00.05-01.05 1.00 1.00 6.60 3 1 0 10
01.05-02.05 1.00 1.00 6.60 4 0 1 15
02.05-02.20 0.25 1.00 6.60 0 0 0 4
23.05-02.20 3.25 9 1 1 40 = 51 meteors.
Magnitude distributions
AUR +2(1)+3(2)+4(5)+5(1) N 9 Mean 3.67 N~: 1
KCG +2(1) N 1 Mean 2.00
ANT +3(1) N 1 Mean 3.00
SPOR -1(1)+0(0)+1(3)+2(1)+3(13)+4(18)+5(4) N 40 Mean 3.37
Remarks
Weak alfa Aurigid return. One late Kappa Cygnid.
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VISUAL OBSERVING FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
Night: September 18 - September 19
Observer: Michel Vandeputte IMO code: VANMC
Place: Ellezelles (50.43 N - 3.38 E -alt 120m)
Period: 00.50-03.40 UT
Method: counting - tape recorder.
Active showers:
Delta Aurigids (alfa 70° / delta 48°)
Antihelion meteors (alfa 9° / delta 5°) ~ Pisces.
Interval analyse
period (UT) Teff F Lm DAU ANT SPOR
00.50-01.42 0.87 1.01 6.40 0 0 15
01.50-02.50 1.00 1.00 6.50 1 0 16
02.50-03.40 0.83 1.00 6.67 1 1 12
00.50-03.40 2.70 2 1 43 = 46 meteors
Magnitude distributions
DAU -2(1)+2(1) N 2 Mean 0.00
ANT +3(1) N 1 Mean 3.00
SPOR -1(1)+0(0)+1(0)+2(5)+3(9)+4(20)+5(8) N 43 Mean 3.63 N~: 2
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VISUAL OBSERVING FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
Night: September 19 - September 20
Observer: Michel Vandeputte IMO code: VANMC
Place: Ellezelles (50.43 N - 3.38 E -alt 120m)
Period: 01.45-04.00 UT
Method: counting - tape recorder.
Active showers:
Delta Aurigids (alfa 71° / delta 48°)
Antihelion meteors (alfa 10° / delta 5°) ~ Pisces.
Interval analyse
period (UT) Teff F Lm DAU ANT SPOR
01.45-02.45 1.00 1.00 6.70 1 1 26
02.45-03.45 1.00 1.00 6.70 1 1 25
03.45-04.00 0.25 1.00 6.60 0 0 6
01.45-04.00 2.25 2 2 57 = 61 meteors
Magnitude distributions
DAU -2(1)+3(1) N 2 Mean 0.50
ANT +3(1)+4(1) N 2 Mean 3.50
SPOR -1(1)+0(1)+1(3)+2(3)+3(14)+4(22)+5(13) N 57 Mean 3.56 N~: 5
Remarks
Very clear conditions resulting in high sporadic rates before dawn!
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VISUAL OBSERVING FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
Night: September 20 - September 21
Observer: Michel Vandeputte IMO code: VANMC
Place: Ellezelles (50.43 N - 3.38 E -alt 120m)
Period: 01.45-03.50
Method: counting - tape recorder.
Active showers:
Delta Aurigids (alfa 72° / delta 48°)
Antihelion meteors (alfa 11° / delta 5°) ~ Pisces.
Interval analyse
period (UT) Teff F Lm DAU ANT SPOR
01.45-02.45 1.00 1.00 6.70 1 2 24
02.45-03.50 1.08 1.00 6.70 1 0 17
01.45-03.50 2.08 2 2 41 = 45 meteors
Magnitude distributions
DAU +2(2) N 2 Mean 2.00 N~: 2
ANT +2(1)+4(1) N 2 Mean 3.00
SPOR +1(2)+2(4)+3(11)+4(15)+5(9) N 41 Mean 3.61 N~: 4
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VISUAL OBSERVING FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
Night: September 26 - September 27
Observer: Michel Vandeputte IMO code: VANMC
Place: Ellezelles (50.43 N - 3.38 E -alt 120m)
Period: 01.47-03.47 UT
Method: counting - tape recorder.
Active showers:
Delta Aurigids (alfa 79° / delta 49°)
Antihelion meteors (alfa 16° / delta 8°) ~ Pisces.
Interval analyse
period (UT) Teff F Lm DAU ANT SPOR
01.47-02.47 1.00 1.00 6.40 2 0 16
02.47-03.47 1.00 1.00 6.35 2 0 16
01.47-03.47 2.00 4 0 32 = 36 meteors.
Magnitude distributions
DAU +1(1)+2(2)+3(1) N 4 Mean 2.00
SPOR +1(2)+2(2)+3(9)+4(16)+5(3) N 32 Mean 3.50 N~: 3
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