(meteorobs) Report on 3 slow mornings May 29-June 2

meteoreye at comcast.net meteoreye at comcast.net
Tue Jun 10 17:07:04 EDT 2008


I observed 3 mornings, all of which "featured" a meteor free hour. In fact during the first, both meteor pairs during two hours Teff occurred within a minute of each other; other than that it was a lot of looking at the sky.
Lightning bugs are active now, it creates an interesting dilemma. Other times of the year if I see a flash in my peripheral vision I can report a meteor, I know it's a meteor; not so this time of the year. I need to get a good look to ensure it isn't a bug. Otherwise there would be lots of short 0 magnitude yellow meteors. One flashed right in front of my eyes the second night, I'm sure it degraded my LM for a few minutes.

All meteors were plotted using an alignment cord for more accurate path; plot times to determin Teff are actual times from the audio tape. All meteor records are to the nearest minute; if anyone ever needs more detailed time breakdown than the summary I provide, that information is easily available.
One negative of plotting is that despite using a faint red flashlight, the plotting process does need some recovery time for full night vision. I estimate my LM's both right after a plot, and during the meteor free doldrums, it only seems to drop me down 0.1 mag or so for 3 or 4 minutes.

All obs were at the NJAA (IMO code 25186), 74d53m54s W 40d40m52s N 253 meters elevation
Observer HALWA. FOV generally between Ophiuchus and Aquila, F all nights 1.00.

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May 28-29 2008

Showers RA DEC
ANT  261  -23
ASC  254  -16 (IAU/Old IMO ANT Shower, None observed)
ETA  351  +08 (none observed)

UT Date May 29
UT Time Teff LM  ANT  SPO  TOT  Met/Hr
0524-0625  +5.56  0.995  1     1    2    2.0/Hr
0625-0726  +5.55  1.005  0     2    2    2.0/Hr
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0524-0726  +5.55  2.000  1     3     4    2.0/Hr

ANT 1 (0.5/Hr), Mag +3.5
SPO 3 (1.5/Hr) Mags +4, +4, 0; Avg Mag +2.7
Total 4 meteors, Avg Mag +2.88

Notes, 4 satellites, meteor times 0525,0526, 0629,0629

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UT Date May 30

Showers RA DEC
ANT 262 -23
ASC 254 -15 (None observed)

UT TIME LM TEFF ANT SPO TOT Met/Hr
0520-0615 +5.50 0.860  1     4     5     5.8/Hr
0615-0706 +5.65 0.850  0     0     0     0
0706-0800 +5.65 0.860  0     3     3     3.5/Hr
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0520-0800 +5.60 2.570  1     7     8     3.1/Hr

Totals
8 Meteors, Avg Mag +3.0
1 Ant (0.4/Hr) Mag+3
7 SPO (2.6/Hr) Avg Mag +3.0

11 Satellites including 3 Unlisted Iridiums

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UT Date June 2, 2008

Showers RA DEC
ANT 265 -23
TAH/THE 229 +40 (None Observed)

UT TIME, LM TEFF ANT SPO TOT  MET/Hr
0520-0614 +5.68 0.857 1     2     3     3.5
0614-0710 +5.65 0.848 1     4     5     5.9
0710-0800 +5.63 0.533 0     0     0      0
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0520-0800  +5.65  2.538  2     6     8     3.2

Totals: Avg Mag (8 meteors) +2.88
2 Ant (+4,+2) (Avg +3)
6 SPO Avg Magnitude +2.83

10 Satellites.

Meteor Wayne


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