(meteorobs) Video Meteor Observations from Southern California 2011-02-03 UT

[Robert Lunsford]

This was a rather forgettable session. First of all, I fell asleep before dusk and did not wake until just before 10pm PST (0600 
UT). When checking the results for February 3rd the following evening, I was baffled as to why no activity was recorded after 2:40 
PST (10:40 UT). When I started the camera for the next night's session, it became clear. There was no power to the camera. A quick 
inspection revealed the cause. Some varmint had chewed the power cord in half on the morning of the 3rd. There were bite marks on 
the cord where it was closest to the ground. Thus I had lost three hours of clear sky plus another opportunity to try to record more 
ACE activity. Luckily I had a spare cord available and after a short delay, the session for February 4th was started. But that is 
another story...

Bob Lunsford

February 3, 2011

0558-0700 UT    Teff 1.03    FOV 125 +50    TOTAL 01    SPO 00    ANT 01    ACE --      DLE 00
0700-0800 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 140 +50    TOTAL 02    SPO 02    ANT 00    ACE --      DLE 00
0800-0900 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 155 +50    TOTAL 03    SPO 02    ANT 01    ACE --      DLE 00
0900-1000 UT    Teff 1.00    FOV 170 +50    TOTAL 04    SPO 03    ANT 01    ACE --      DLE 00
1000-1040 UT    Teff 0.67    FOV 180 +50    TOTAL 03    SPO 03    ANT 00    ACE --      DLE 00

TOTALS             Teff  4.67                             TOTAL 13    SPO 10    ANT 03    ACE 00     DLE 00

The moon was not visible during this session

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
ACE = Alpha Centaurids
DLE = December Leonis Minorids