(meteorobs) Video Observations from Southern CA, November 17, 2009

[Robert Lunsford]

Visual observations of the Leonids were attempted between 845-930 UT. Only 2 Leonids and 1 sporadic were seen. I saw more birds and 
mosquitoes than  meteors! Video data from last night is much more revealing.  When viewing this data it should be remembered that 
the camera has a 60 degree field of  view, less than normal human vision. The limiting magnitude is fairly close  to that of human 
perception. A perfectly alert pair of eyes should see more activity than the camera, but this rarely occurs.

PERIOD (UT)     FOV       Teff   TOTAL  SPO   AMO   AND   LEO   NOO   NTA   OER   STA

0213-0400   010 +55   1.78       1         1          -         0        -          0         0        0        0
0400-0500   025 +55   1.00       2         2          -         0        -          0         0        0        0
0500-0600   040 +55   1.00       1         0          0        1        -          0         0        0        0
0600-0700   055 +55   1.00       0         0          0        0        -          0         0        0        0
0700-0800   070 +55   1.00       1         0          0        0        0         1         0        0        0
0800-0900   085 +55   1.00       9         4          0        2        1         1         1        0        0
0900-1000   100 +55   1.00      14        6          0        1        2         1         2        0        2
1000-1100   115 +55   1.00      14        6          1        0        6         0         1        0        0
1100-1200   130 +55   1.00      16        5          0        0       11        0         0        0        0
1200-1324   150 +55   1.40      21        8          1        1       10        0         1        0        0

TOTALS                         11.18     79       32         2        5       30        3         5        0        2

Universal Time (UT) = PST+8 hrs
FOV = Center of camera's Field Of View
Teff = Effective observing time in hours
SPO = Sporadic (random) meteors
AMO = Alpha Monocerotids
AND = Andromedids
LEO = Leonids
NOO = November Orionids
NTA = Northern Taurids
OER = Omicron Eridanids
STA = Southern Taurids