(meteorobs) Observations Coweta, OK USA 21/22Oct2006

[Bill Godley]

DATE: Oct 21/22, 2006  BEGIN: 06:30 UT  END: 07:45 UT
OBSERVER: Bill Godley
LOCATION: Long 95:57:44 W; Lat 35:56:52 N
CITY/STATE: Coweta, Oklahoma  ELEV: 650 ft
METHOD: Visual w/ tape recorder and talking clock
TEMP (Avg): 5 degrees C

OBSERVED SHOWERS: ORI, SPO

OBSERVING PERIODS:

PERIOD       F     LM   ORI  SPO

06:30-07:45  1.05  5.2   13   9

MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION:

    -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1,  0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5
    ----------------------------------------------
ORI  0   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   2   4   2   0
SPO  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   4   2   0

OBSERVING FIELD OBSTRUCTION:

5% entire duration of count

FOV generally centered at RA 3h 00m Dec +5

DEAD TIME: 0 minutes
BREAKS: none 
TEFF = 1.25 hrs

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.2

METEOR DATA:
                            SPEED
#     TIME(UT) SHOWER  MAG  (1-5)  COLOR    TRAIN(SEC)
------------------------------------------------------
1       06:42   ORI     +3    4
2       06:46   SPO     +1    3
3       06:47   ORI     +4    4
4       06:49   ORI      0    4
5       06:49   ORI     -1    3
6       07:01   ORI     +3    4
7	07:01   ORI 	+2    4             
8       07:03   ORI     -2    3             1-sec
9       07:08   SPO     +4    4
10      07:12   ORI     +4    4
11      07:16   ORI     -3    4     blue    2-sec
12      07:18   SPO     +3    4
13      07:22   SPO     +2    3
14      07:24   SPO     +3    4
15      07:27   ORI     +3    4
16      07:30   SPO     +4    4
17      07:31   SPO     +3    4
18      07:36   ORI     +2    4              wake
19      07:37   SPO     +2    3
20      07:42   SPO     +3    2
21      07:44   ORI     -1    3
22      07:44   ORI     +3    4

NOTES:

Rates seem excellent given the radiant was still low
and my LM is not too good.

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