(meteorobs) Video Observations from Southern CA, December 16, 2009

Robert Lunsford lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Wed Dec 16 16:03:53 EST 2009


There was scattered cirrus at dusk last night. Conditions were still good enough for video observations. Unfortunately conditions 
quickly deteriorated and thicker cirrus prevented the recording of any activity between 0400 and 0900 UT (8pm-1am PST). Conditions 
improved during the remainder of the morning allowing the recording of some activity before dawn arrived.

Bob Lunsford

December 16, 2009

0147-0300 UT    Teff 1.22    FOV 020 +55    TOTAL 02    SPO 02    ANT 00   DAD 00    DLM  --   GEM 00    HYD   --    MON  --
0300-0400 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 040 +55    TOTAL 01    SPO 01    ANT 00   DAD 00    DLM  --   GEM 00    HYD   --    MON  00
0900-1000 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 130 +55    TOTAL 02    SPO 01    ANT 00   DAD 00    DLM 00   GEM 00    HYD  00   MON  01
1000-1100 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 145 +55    TOTAL 06    SPO 04    ANT 01   DAD 00    DLM 01   GEM 00    HYD  00   MON  00
1100-1200 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 160 +55    TOTAL 07    SPO 07    ANT 00   DAD 00    DLM 00   GEM 00    HYD  00   MON  00
1200-1300 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 175 +55    TOTAL 04    SPO 02    ANT 01   DAD 00    DLM 00   GEM 00    HYD  01   MON  00
1300-1345 UT    Teff 0.75    FOV 185 +55    TOTAL 10    SPO 06    ANT 00   DAD 01    DLM 01   GEM 02    HYD  00   MON  00

TOTALS               Teff 6.97                                TOTAL 32    SPO 23    ANT 02   DAD 01    DLM 02   GEM 02    HYD  01 
MON 01

The moon (-0.00%) was not visible during this session

Universal Time (UT) = PST+8 hrs
Teff = Effective observing time in hours
FOV = Center of camera's Field Of View
SPO = Sporadic (random) meteors
ANT = Antihelions
COM = Coma Berenicids
DAD = Alpha Draconids
DLM = December Leonis Minorids
GEM = Geminids
HYD = Sigma Hydrids
MON = Monocerotids
 




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