(meteorobs) Video Observations from Southern CA, December 27, 2009

Robert Lunsford lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Sun Dec 27 09:17:48 EST 2009


Clouds prevented observations during the early evening hours. I noticed the sky had cleared at 23:00 PST so I started the camera 
shortly thereafter. The sky remained clear until near 4:00am PST (12UT) when a thick layer of cirrus moved in from the west. This 
greatly reduced the observed activity during the final 1.83 hours of observations.

Bob Lunsford
San Diego, CA USA

December 27, 2009

0705-0800 UT    Teff 0.92    FOV 105 +55    TOTAL 00    SPO 00    ANT 00   DLM 00
0800-0900 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 120 +55    TOTAL 06    SPO 01    ANT 03   DLM 02
0900-1000 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 135 +55    TOTAL 03    SPO 03    ANT 00   DLM 00
1000-1100 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 150 +55    TOTAL 06    SPO 06    ANT 00   DLM 00
1100-1200 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 165 +55    TOTAL 06    SPO 05    ANT 01   DLM 00
1200-1300 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 180 +55    TOTAL 03    SPO 03    ANT 00   DLM 00
1300-1350 UT    Teff 0.83    FOV 190 +55    TOTAL 01    SPO 01    ANT 00   DLM 00

TOTALS               Teff  6.75                                TOTAL 25    SPO 19    ANT 04   DLM 02
Dec 26 Totals     Teff 11.73                               TOTAL 43    SPO 39    ANT 03   DLM 01
Dec 25 Totals     Teff 12.08                               TOTAL 42    SPO 36    ANT 01   DLM 05
Dec 24 Totals     Teff 12.09                               TOTAL 42    SPO 32    ANT 06   DLM 04

The moon (+0.77%) set at 10:28 UT (2:28 AM PST).

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
DLM = December Leonis Minorids
 




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