(meteorobs) Obs: 13 Dec 2010

David Oesper oesper at mac.com
Wed Dec 22 19:03:42 EST 2010


13 Dec 2010 0734-1000 UT (13 Dec 1:34 - 4:00 a.m. CST)

David Oesper
SE of Alpine, TX
30 16 44.2 N, 103 35 33.6 W, ~5200 ft.
Method: Visual, digital voice recorder, talking clock

0734-1000 UT; Teff = 2.43 hours
Geminids: 90
Sigma Hydrids: 7
Coma Berenicids: 1
Sporadics: 9
TOTAL: 107 meteors

0731 3G
0732 sky brightness: zenith SQM 21.70 ~6.4

0734 begin session; sky clear; facing Gemini & Leo
0735 G, SH
0738 4G, S
0740 2S
0743 2G
0748 G
0749 2G
0751 G
0752 G
0754 G
0755 2G (one was -2 mag.)
0757 S
0758 G
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16 Geminids, 1 Sigma Hydrid, 4 sporadics = 21 meteors (Teff = 0.43 hours)

0800 2G (one was -2 mag.)
0801 G
0803 G
0805 G
0806 G
0810 G
0812 G
0814 2G
0818 G
0819 2G
0823 2G
0824 2G (one was -1 mag.)
0830 G
0831 G, SH
0832 G
0834 huge flash seen in the sky, but out of my field of view
0835 G
0836 G
0838 G
0839 SH (+1 mag.)
0840 G (-1 mag.)
0842 G
0843 G
0844 G
0847 2G
0848 G
0849 2G
0852 2G, S
0853 G
0857 G, S
0858 G, S
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37 Geminids, 2 Sigma Hydrids, 3 sporadics = 42 meteors (Teff = 1.0 hour)

0900 SH (-2 mag.)
0903 G
0904 G
0909 G
0910 G
0911 3G
0912 G
0913 G
0916 3G (one was -2 mag.), SH
0917 G, SH, S
0918 G
0919 G
0920 G
0921 G
0925 G, CB
0928 G
0929 G
0930 G
0931 2G
0932 SH
0934 S
0935 2G (a second or two apart, parallel paths)
0940 G (-3 mag. with 1/2 to 1 second train)
0941 2G
0946 2G
0947 G
0950 G
0955 2G
0956 G (-1 mag.)
0959 2G
1000 end session; sky clear
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37 Geminids, 4 Sigma Hydrids, 1 Coma Berenicid, 2 sporadics = 44 meteors (Teff = 1.0 hour)

1002 sky brightness: zenith SQM 21.68 ~6.4




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