(meteorobs) Video Observations from Southern CA, December 4, 2009

[Robert Lunsford]

After two nights of clouds, the skies cleared enough for video observations. The bright gibbous moon and hazy conditions were not
ideal. The full moon severely reduced the number of meteors recorded tonight. It was surprising that no northern Taurids were
recorded tonight. Even though they are near the end of their activity period, the antihelion meteors included in the NTA count
should have amounted to something.

Bob Lunsford

December 4, 2009

0144-0300 UT    Teff 1.27    FOV 015 +55    TOTAL 00    SPO 00    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD   --   NOO 00    PUP --     PSU --
0300-0400 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 035 +55    TOTAL 02    SPO 02    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD   --   NOO 00    PUP --     PSU 00
0400-0500 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 050 +55    TOTAL 01    SPO 00    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD   --   NOO 01    PUP --     PSU 00
0500-0600 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 065 +55    TOTAL 01    SPO 01    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  00   NOO 00    PUP --     PSU 00
0600-0700 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 080 +55    TOTAL 01    SPO 01    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  00   NOO 00    PUP --     PSU 00
0700-0800 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 095 +55    TOTAL 02    SPO 02    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  00   NOO 00    PUP 00   PSU 00
0800-0900 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 110 +55    TOTAL 01    SPO 01    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  00   NOO 00    PUP 00   PSU 00
0900-1000 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 125 +55    TOTAL 04    SPO 04    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  00   NOO 00    PUP 00   PSU 00
1000-1100 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 140 +55    TOTAL 02    SPO 01    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  01   NOO 00    PUP 00   PSU 00
1100-1200 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 155 +55    TOTAL 06    SPO 02    DAD 00   GEM 01   HYD  02   NOO 00    PUP 01   PSU 00
1200-1300 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 170 +55    TOTAL 06    SPO 05    DAD 00   GEM 00   HYD  00   NOO 01    PUP 00   PSU 00
1300-1337 UT    Teff 0.62    FOV 180 +55    TOTAL 10    SPO 07    DAD 02   GEM 00   HYD  01   NOO 00    PUP 00   PSU 00

TOTALS             Teff 11.89                                TOTAL 36    SPO 26    DAD 02   GEM 01   HYD  04   NOO 02    PUP 01 
PSU 00

The moon (-0.94%) rose at 2:15 UT

Universal Time (UT) = PST+8 hrs
Teff = Effective observing time in hours
FOV = Center of camera's Field Of View
SPO = Sporadic (random) meteors
DAD = Alpha Draconids
GEM = Geminids
HYD = Sigma Hydrids
NTA = Northern Taurids
NOO = November Orionids
PHO = December Phoenicids
PSU = Psi Ursa Majorids
PUP = Pupplid-Velids