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(meteorobs) Meteor Report July 6/7, 1996



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                   METEOR VISUAL OBSERVING FORM 
                         SUMMARY REPORT	


DATE: July 6/7, 1996 BEGIN: 4h45 UT END: 10h22 UT
OBSERVER : George J. Zay,   IMO code: ZAYGE
LOCATION : Long:116 deg  38' 13S  West;  Lat: 32 50' 00" North
           Descanso, Calif. USA;  Elevation: 1003 meters



OBSERVED SHOWERS:

SHOWER   RA    DEC.   Diam.   #####   SHOWER   RA    DEC.   DIAM.
SAG      290d  -22    15X10   ##### 
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OBSERVING PERIODS: For Plottings, 30 sec/meteor was subtracted 
from observing times.
0 = None seen;     / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT)    FIELD   Teff  F  LM     SAG   Spor
-----------------------------------------------------------------  
4h45-6h30    240d+60  1.32  1  6.1     1     1
6h30-8h32    285d+70  2.0   1  5.93    1     3
8h32-10h22   300d+52  1.73  1  5.64    1    11   
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL 
SAG                                     2   1                3
                                                        
SPOR                     1      2       4   3   4   1       15
                                     

MEAN
SAG  = 2.33
SPor = 2.4                                           Total:   18
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------------------------------------------------------------------
SKY OBSCURED: 0        Ki X Min =              1
                       -------- = K'= 0     ------- = F = 1
                        T min                1 - K'

------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------       
DEAD TIME:  9.0 minutes       
BREAKS   :  5h51-6h30 UT
Teff     :  5.05 hours      





                                                                             
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
       STAR  STAR                       
TIME   AREA  COUNT  LM   
4h45    1     12    6.1
4h45    15    12    6.1
5h15    1     12    6.1
5h15    15    12    6.1
5h51    1     12    6.1
5h51    1     12    6.1
6h30    15    12    6.1
6h30    1     12    6.1
7h00    15    12    6.1
7h00    1     12    6.1
7h30    1     12    6.1
7h30    15    11    6.0
8h00    1     11    6.0
8h00    7     10    5.4
8h32    1     11    6.0
8h32    7     10    5.4
9h05    1     11    6.0
9h05    7     10    5.4
9h35    1     11    6.0
9h35    7      8    5.2
10h05   1     11    6.0
10h05   7      8    5.2
10h22   1     11    6.0
10h22   7      8    5.2

MEAN MAGNITUDE: 5.87
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METEOR DATA:


#      UT    MAG  SPEED  COLOR   TRAIN   SHWR   MAP#   PLOT
      TIME        (1-5)           SEC
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1     4h46    2     2    white           Spor    3      1
2     5h05    2     3    white           SAG     5      1
3     6h34    2     4    white           Spor    3      1
4     7h33    2     5    white           Spor    3      1
5   7h53m30s -2     4    white           Spor    3      2  *
6     8h10    2     3    white           SAG     3      1
7     8h35    3     5    white           Spor    3      1
8     8h40    4     4    white           Spor    3      1
9     8h43    0     4    white           Spor    Not Plot
10    8h47    5     5    white           Spor    3      1
11    8h50    3     4    white           SAG     3      2
12    8h51    3     3    white           Spor    3      2
13    8h56    4     4    white           Spor    3      2
14    9h05    2     5    white           Spor    3      2
15    9h13    4     5    white           Spor    3      1
16    9h32    4     3    white           Spor    3      2
17    9h47    0     4    white           Spor    1      2
18    10h18   3     4    white           Spor    3      2
##    10h22  ########## STOP ############################## 

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VELOCITY SCALE:        PLOT ACCURACY

0 = Stationary         1 = Accurate Plot 
1 = Very Slow          2 = Normal Plot
2 = Slow               3 = Generalized Direction
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast      
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NOTES:   Meteor #5 = May have photographed this meteor...
won't know for awhile until I develop the roll it's on.

Had to stop at 10h22 due to a fast moving cloud bank that
rolled over head.  

All plotted charts will be sent to Rainer Arlt.