(meteorobs) A-T Meteors Sparse Sept. 11/12

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• Subject: (meteorobs) A-T Meteors Sparse Sept. 11/12
• From: Stop Light Pollution! <GLIBA@grossc.gsfc.nasadot gov>
• Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 19:39:46 -0400 (EDT)
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• Sender: owner-meteorobs

  We went to the wilds of West Viginia in search of dark skies and found
them. However, there was a lot of ground fog and haze; but I was still
able to to get three hours of meteor observing in. From 4:34 to 5:35 I was
able to see only two A-T meteors (from Gamma Aries radiant). After an hour
on dense fog I was able to resume, but from 6:28 to 8:31 (2.00 Teff) I saw
only two more A-T meteors (from Alpha Triangulum). What surprised me was
not just the low rates of A-T meteors compaired to 1994 and 1993, but the
obvious Taurid radiant activity reported by Bob Lunsford. I saw 5 meteors
from 6:28 to 8:31 (2.00 Teff) coming from an area very close to the 64 +19
reported by Bob. These and the A-T meteors were plotted. I will be sending
these plots to Bob for ALPO soon.

                September 11/12, 1996 - Mathias, West Virginia

04:34-05:35 UT   1.00  5.4   3 SPI  1 DAU  2 ARI  4 SPO

06:28-07:29 UT   1.00  5.6   2 SPI  1 TRI  2 STA  6 SPO   (STA= Sept. Taurid)

07:29-08:31 UT   1.00  6.1   1 SPI  2 DAU  1 TRI  3 STA  6 SPO

      F and TeFF were 1.00 for all periods, but haze and fog were present

GWG

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