(meteorobs) Observations 04/05OCT2008 Coweta, OK USA

[Bill Godley]

Not a great night to observe as normal summer humidity and haze cut into LM.  I was a bit disappointed that I didn't spy a KCG but I guess there is still plenty of time.  They were very entertaining last year.  Also was hoping for a PAU but no luck.  Best meteor was the brilliant Perseid that appeared right before quitting time.  I was tempted to stay out, but bed (and work in a few hours) were calling.
DATE: 04/05AUG2008  BEGIN: 06:00 UT  END: 08:00 UT
OBSERVER: Bill Godley  IMO OBSERVER CODE: GODWI
LOCATION: Long 95:42:45 W; Lat 35:56:52 N  IMO LOCATION CODE: 75207
CITY/STATE: Coweta, Oklahoma  ELEV: 650 ft
METHOD: Visual w/ digital recorder and talking clock
TEMP (Avg): 24 degrees C

OBSERVED SHOWERS:  ANT, CAP, KCG, PAU, PER, SDA, SPO

OBSERVING PERIODS:

PERIOD,        F,    LM,  ANT, CAP, KCG, PAU, PER, SDA, SPO
06:00-07:00,  1.05,  4.9,    1,     2,      0,      0,      2,      1,     3
07:00-08:00,  1.05,  4.9,    1,     0,      0,      0,      3,      3,     4
TOTAL---------------------------- 2,     2,      0,      0,      5,      4,     7

    
MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION:
        -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1,  0,  +1, +2, +3, +4, +5
        ------------------------------------------------------------
ANT  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,   1,  0,    0,   1,   0,   0,   0
CAP  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,   0,  1,   1,   0,   0,   0,   0
KCG  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,   0,  0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0  
PAU  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,   0,  0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0
PER  0,  0,  0,  0,  1,   1,  1,   0,   1,   0,   1,   0
SDA  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,   0,  0,   0,   1,   3,   0,   0
SPO  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,   0,  0,   1,   1,   3,   2,   0

OBSERVING FIELD OBSTRUCTION:
5% entire duration of count

FOV generally centered at RA 22h 00m Dec +30
DEAD TIME: 0 minutes
BREAKS: 0 minutes
TEFF = 2.00 hours

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 4.9

METEOR DATA:
                            
#,    TIME(UT), SHOWER, MAG,  SPEED,  COLOR,    TRAIN(SEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1,      06:03,    CAP,        +1,           2,
2,      06:15,    SDA,         +3,           3,
3,      06:28,    ANT,         -1,            3,
4,      06:32,    SPO,         +4,           4,
5,      06:39,    CAP,           0,           2,
6,      06:44,    PER,          0,            4,
7,      06:52,    SPO,         +2,           3,
8,      06:52,    PER,         -1,           4,
9,      06:58,    SPO,         +3,           4,
10,    07:03,    SPO,         +1,           3,
11,    07:14,    PER,         +2,           4,
12,    07:18,    SDA,         +3,           2,
13,    07:29,    SDA,         +3,           3,
14,    07:31,    SPO,         +3,           4,
15,    07:31,    PER,         +4,           4,
16,    07:34,    SPO,         +4,           3,
17,    07:46,    SPO,         +3,           5,
18,    07:47,    SDA,         +2,           3,
19,    07:53,    ANT,         +2,           3,
20,    07:58,    PER,         -2,           4,           blue,        wake


NOTES:
Did not see any KCG or PAU.  They were hardest to keep tabs on as KCG radiant was high overhead while PAU was low to the south.  Other radiants were in between and easier to monitor.