(meteorobs) HALWA at NJAA Nov 17

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It cleared long enough for 2.8 Hours of observations. With the moon overhead, LM was +4.75 throughout, F=1.00. Meteors were counted at the NJAA in High Bridge, NJ. Alignment cord was really useful since the radiants I was covering spanned much of the sky. My sleeping bag was covered in frost by twilight. Good Leonid rates for the conditions for the first 2 hours, then everything dried up. I was quite alert, so do not suspect a decrease in perception, just a lack of meteors.

NTA and AMO were observed, none were seen so are omitted from chart below, counts were zero all periods.

LM +4.75, F=1.00

UT Time       Teff  LEO  ORI  STA  NOO  SPO  TOT  Met/Hr
0748-0818 0.500    3       0      1         0        1        5       10.0
0818-0848 0.500    1       0      2         1        0        4        8.0
0848-0918 0.500    4       1      0         0        1        6        12.0
0918-0948 0.500    3       0      0         0        0        3        6.0
0948-1036 0.800    0       0      0         0        1        1        1.3
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0748-1036 2.800   11      1      3        1         3       19        6.8

19 Total meteors (6.8/Hr) Avg Mag +1.53

11 LEO (3.9/Hr)  Avg Mag +1.09
-2 (1), -1 (1.5), 0 (1.5), +1 (1), +2 (1.5), +3 (2.5), +4 (2)

3 STA (1.1/Hr) Avg Mag +0.2
-1 (0.5), 0 (2.5)

1 ORI, (0.4/Hr) Mag +3.5
1 NOO, (0.4/Hr) Mag +4
3 SPO, (1.1/Hr) Avg Mag +3.3

0 AMO
0 NTA

Taurids were quite bright.
3 of 11 Leonids had trains of 2 seconds