(meteorobs) Video Observations from Southern CA, November 18, 2009

[Robert Lunsford]

My current schedule does not allow for visual observing during the early morning hours therefore I reply on my intensified video 
system plus MetRec software to record meteor activity on clear nights. Last night saw fog rushing in at dusk only to retreat shortly 
thereafter. This went on all night long therefore rates are slightly down compared to yesterday. It is interesting to note just how 
low the meteor activity is prior to midnight. This extended to 2am this morning but this could have been caused by intermittent fog.

The Leonids were down significantly from the previous night.  I would expect a slight improvement in Leonid rates on the 19th. After 
a good showing last night. the Andromedids failed to appear tonight.

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

0200-0300   355 +55   1.00       1         1          -         0        -          0         0        0        0
0300-0400   010 +55   1.00       1         1          -         0        -          0         0        0        0
0400-0500   025 +55   1.00       0         0          -         0        -          0         0        0        0
0500-0600   040 +55   1.00       1         0          0        0        -          0         0        0        1
0600-0700   055 +55   1.00       2         0          0        0        -          0         1        1        0
0700-0800   070 +55   1.00       1         0          0        0        0         0         1        0        0
0800-0900   085 +55   1.00       3         0          0        0        1         0         2        0        0
0900-1000   100 +55   1.00       7         4          1        0        2         0         0        0        0
1000-1100   115 +55   1.00      15        7          0        0        4         1         2        0        1
1100-1200   130 +55   1.00      14        6          2        0        5         1         0        0        0
1200-1324   150 +55   1.40      17        9          0        0        8         0         0        0        0

TOTALS                         11.40     62       28         3        0       20        2         6        1        2
Nov 17 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