(meteorobs) Video Observations from Southern CA, November 27, 2009
Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Fri Nov 27 15:20:36 EST 2009
This was probably the last totally clear night in a remarkable stretch of great weather we have been experiencing in late November.
Rates were down significantly tonight with big drops in the NTA's and sporadics. The waxing gibbous moon is starting to take it's
toll on sky conditions and reducing rates even for the video camera. I have added moonset and the lunar phase to the data as they
play an important role in any observation.
Bob Lunsford
November 27, 2009
0146-0300 UT Teff 1.23 FOV 005 +55 TOTAL 01 SPO 01 AND 00 HYD-- LEO -- NTA 00 NOO 00
0300-0400 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 025 +55 TOTAL 02 SPO 01 AND 00 HYD-- LEO -- NTA 00 NOO 01
0400-0500 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 040 +55 TOTAL 01 SPO 00 AND 00 HYD-- LEO -- NTA 01 NOO 00
0500-0600 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 055 +55 TOTAL 01 SPO 01 AND 00 HYD 00 LEO -- NTA 00 NOO 00
0600-0700 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 070 +55 TOTAL 06 SPO 03 AND 00 HYD 00 LEO -- NTA 01 NOO 02
0700-0800 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 085 +55 TOTAL 02 SPO 02 AND 00 HYD 00 LEO 00 NTA 00 NOO 00
0800-0900 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 100 +55 TOTAL 06 SPO 05 AND 00 HYD 00 LEO 00 NTA 01 NOO 00
0900-1000 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 115 +55 TOTAL 06 SPO 05 AND 00 HYD 00 LEO 01 NTA 00 NOO 00
1000-1100 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 130 +55 TOTAL 09 SPO 06 AND 00 HYD 01 LEO 00 NTA 02 NOO 00
1100-1200 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 145 +55 TOTAL 06 SPO 05 AND 00 HYD 01 LEO 00 NTA 00 NOO 00
1200-1300 UT Teff 1.00 FOV 160 +55 TOTAL 10 SPO 07 AND 01 HYD 00 LEO 00 NTA 01 NOO 01
1300-1332 UT Teff 0.53 FOV 170 +55 TOTAL 03 SPO 02 AND 00 HYD 00 LEO 00 NTA 01 NOO 00
TOTALS Teff 11.76 TOTAL 53 SPO 38 AND 01 HYD 02 LEO 01 NTA 07 NOO 04
Moonset: 09:41 (+0.74%)
11/26 Totals Teff 11.87 TOTAL 70 SPO 46 AND 01 HYD 02 LEO 03 NTA 15 NOO 03
11/25 Totals Teff 11.82 TOTAL 64 SPO 41 AMO 03 AND 02 LEO 04 NTA 09 NOO 05
11/24 Totals Teff 11.81 TOTAL 66 SPO 49 AMO 01 AND 02 LEO 04 NTA 07 NOO 03
Universal Time (UT) = PST+8 hrs
Teff = Effective observing time in hours
FOV = Center of camera's Field Of View
SPO = Sporadic (random) meteors
AMO = Alpha Monocerotids
AND = Andromedids
LEO = Leonids
NTA = Northern Taurids
NOO = November Orionids
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