(meteorobs) My Sad December Obs

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Cruddy weather which prevented local observing, and a bad cold which prevented traveling during the GEMs  produced these 4 nights...working backwards in time 



All at the NJAA observatory in High Bridge, NJ. All F=1.00. All HALWA. 



Dec 17/18, 2010 

UT Time Dec 18 1000-1106 (An hour between mmonset and twilight) 

Showers 

ANT 099 +23 (Count = 0) 

MON 106 +07 (Count = 0) 

HYD 133 +01 (Count = 0) 

GEM 117 +32 (Count = 0) 

DLM 160 +31 

COM 176 +18 (Count = 0) 

URS 210 +75 (Count =0) 



Teff 1.100 LM +5.35 

1 DLM Mag +2.5 (0.9/hr) 

5 SPO Mean Mag +1.80 (4.5/hr) [+1 with 1 sec train] 

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6 Total (5.5/hr) Mean Mag +1.92 



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Dec 10/11, 2010 

UT Time 0818-0921 Dec 11 Lousy sky, but only hole expected for days 

Showers 

GEM 109 +33 

HYD 127 +02 

DLM 154 +33 

ANT 091 +23 (Count=0) 

PUP 126 -45 (Count=0) 

MON 101 +08 (Count=0) 

PSU* 175 +42 (Count=0) 

DAD* 207 +59 (Count=0) 

* These 2 showers from IMO Video Networ k list in WGN 37:4 



Teff 1.050 LM +5.30 

Session ended by rapidly advancing, thickening clouds. LM plumme ted as I packed up. 

1 GEM Mag +4 

1 HYD Mag +4 

1 DLM Mag +1 

4 SPO Mean Mag +2.38 

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7 Total (6.7/hr) Mean Mag +2.64 



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Dec 5/6, 2010 

UT Time Dec 6 0730-1012 

Showers 

NTA* 078 +26 

PUP 123 -45 (Count =0) 

MON 196 +08 

HYD 123 +03 

GEM 106 +34 

DLM 150 +37 

NOO** 096 +15 (Count=0) 

PSU** 168 +43 

KDR** 187 +69 

DAD** 203 +60 (Count=0) 

* NTA radiant extended as in WGN 37:4, also reflected in 2011 IMO working list. 

** Video reported showers from WGN 37:4 



UT Period   Teff     LM        NTA MON HYD GEM DLM PSU KDR SPO TOT 

0730-0824  0.900  +5.65    1       0        1        2       0       0       0       3      7   (7.8/hr) 

0824-0918  0.900  +5.62    0       1        0        2       0       1       0       2      6 (6.7/hr) 

0918-1012  0.900  +5.60    2        0       0        1       1       0       1       2      6 (6.7/hr) 

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Totals 

0730-1012 20700 +5.62    3       1         1        5        1      1       1      7       19 (7.0/hr) 

Magnitudes: 

SPO Mean Mag +2.50 

GEM Mean Mag +3.13 

NTA Mean Mag +2.0 

MON Mag +4 

HYD Mag +4 

DLM Mag +2.5 

PSU Mag +2 

KDR Mag +2 

Total Mean Mag +2.66 



Alignment cord used to differentiate the many close radiants 



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Dec 1/2, 2010 

UT Time 0739-0809 Dec 2 

Showers 

ANT 082 +23 (Count=0) 

NTA 075 +25 (Count=0) 

PUP 121 -45 

HYD 120 +04 

MON 093 +08 (Count=0) 

NOO* 093 +15 (Count=0) 

PSU* 162 +44 (Count=0) 

* IMO Video Network showers from WGN 37:4 



Teff=0.500 LM = +5.38 

1 PUP (2/hr) MY FIRST PUP EVER! Mag +1 

1 Hyd (2/hr) Mag 0 

2 SPO (4/hr) Mean Mag +4 .0 

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Total 4 (8/hr) Mean Mag +2.25 





Wayne