(meteorobs) My Sad December Obs

[Bill Godley]

I feel for you, Wayne.  I go into a mild depression when the weather or life 
events ruin my observing plans, especially the strong showers.

Just mild mind you.  I get over it.   But I always remember what might have been 
save for those dang clouds.  That session (underlined for emphasis) was the one 
with the surprise major spurt of activity, high overhead while you weren't 
watching, or the purple-pink fragmenting -20 fireball that left a 30-minute 
train, etc. and soforth.

There's always next time.  ;)

Bill,
Oklahoma



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From: "meteoreye at comcast.net" <meteoreye at comcast.net>
To: meteorobs <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Mon, January 10, 2011 10:56:00 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) My Sad December Obs




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 



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