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(meteorobs) Meteor Report July 20/21, 1996 HAWAY

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		METEOR SUMMARY

DATE: 20/21 July 1996  BEGIN: 05h35m UT END: 08h 30m UT
OBSERVER: Wayne T Hally   IMO Code: HALWA
LOCATION:  74d 53' 54" West  40d 40' 52" North
Elevation 830 ft (253 Meters)  High Bridge, NJ, USA (NJAA Observatory)

Recording method : Tape and plotting  75 sec per meteor

Break  from 0635 to 0700
Dead Time 19 minutes

Teff= 2.18 hours

0% sky obscured throughout  F=1.00
Showers observed
Shwr  RA  Decl  Diam
PAU  334  -31   5d
SDA  334  -17   5d
CAP  299  -13   8d
NDA  321  -09   5d
PER  020  +52   5d
JCP  309  -17   5d (ALPO)
ACY  306  +48  5d (ALPO)
UPG  344  +14  5d (ALPO)

METEORS PER PERIOD PER SHOWER

 Period    Fld     Teff  F   LMag  PAU SDA CAP NDA PER Spor
Spor
0535-0635  325d+10 0.90  1.0 5.44   0   0   1   0   0    4
 
0700-0830  030d+30 1.28  1.0 5.44   0   1   0   0   2    7
 

MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

      -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6   Total  Mean
PER       2                             2     0  
SDA                   1                 1     3.0
CAP                           1         1     5.0  

SPOR          2   3   2   3   1         11    2.82
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Limiting Magnitude
UT
Time area    ct    LM
0535   5     7     5.4
0535   6     6     5.4
0600   5     6     5.2
0600   6     7     5.7
0635   5     6     5.2
0635   6     7     5.7
0700   2     6     5.0
0700   6     7     5.7
0700   18   10     5.5
0730   2     6     5.0
0730   6     7     5.7
0730  18    11     5.7
0800   2     6     5.0
0800  18     11    5.7
0800   6     7     5.7
0830   2     6     5.0
0830   18   11     5.7
 
Mean Limiting Magnitude 5.44

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METEOR DATA
         UT
##  TIME   Mg  Sp Clr  Tr   Shwr  Map#  Plot 
#1  0536   +3  3   Wh   --  Spor   6     1
#2  0546   +1  3   Wh   --  Spor   3     2  Possible ACY?
#3  0551   +5  3   Wh   --  CAP    6     1
#4  0622   +5  4   Wh   --  Spor   6     2  *
#5  0624   +2  0   Wh   --  PER    1     1  *
#7  0718   +0  3   Ylw  --  PER    1     1   Short path
#8  0729   +3  3   Wh   --  SDA    6     2   
#9  0737   +1  2   Wh   --  Spor   1     2
10  0742   +2  3   Wh   --  Spor   6     2
11  0744   +4  4   Wh   --  Spor   1     1
12  0810   +2  3   Wh   --  Spor   1     2
13  0812   +3  3   Wh   --  Spor   Not Plotted
14  0812   +4  5   Wh   --  Spor   7     3
15  0817   +4  3   Wh   --  Spor   1     2
#### STOPPED 0830  twilight approaches####
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Note: Meteor #4 had correct radiant, but was too fast for 
CAP or ALPO JCP
Note: Meteor # 5 was a point meteor. Possible ALPO JCP, 
however 6 degrees away from radiant.

Severe sky glow on Eastern horizon, source unknown. Caused Limiting 
Magnitude to be much worse in that direction

Plots will be sent to Rainer Arlt and Robert Lunsford via
George Zay