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(meteorobs) NAMN Meteor Report: Sep 13/14 (P. Gural)



                   METEOR VISUAL OBSERVING FORM
                         SUMMARY REPORT


DATE: Sep 13/14, 1996   BEGIN: 6h55 UT   END: 8h30 UT
OBSERVER : Peter S. Gural,
LOCATION : Long:77 deg  51' 42" West;  Lat: 39 deg 4' 42" North
Savage Farm, Bluemont, Virginia, USA;  ELEVATION: 1640 feet

RECORDING METHOD: Tape Recorder, Intensified Video (not reported here)
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OBSERVED SHOWERS:
DAU   4h20m  +47.5
A-T   (suspected Aries-Tri, radiant unknown)

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OBSERVING PERIODS: 60 sec/meteor was subtracted for plotting
0 = None seen;     / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT)    FIELD      LM     DAU   SPO
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6h55-8h30   2h00m +30    5.7     1     12

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PERIOD(UT)      Teff      F
6h55-8h30       1.5      1.00

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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER   -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL
DAU       0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   1   0   0   0    1
A-T       0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
SPO       0   0   0   0   0  0   2   0   6   4   0   0    12

                                                  TOTAL:  13
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SKY OBSCURED:
    ____0_%
FROM: 6h55  UT
  TO: 8h30  UT

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DEAD TIME: 7 min               MEAN MAGNITUDES
BREAKS:  none                    DAU = 3.0
                                 SPO = 3.0
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
       STAR  STAR
TIME   AREA  COUNT  LM
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7h00    6      8    5.9
7h30    6      7    5.7
8h00    6      7    5.7
8h30    6      7    5.7
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MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.7
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METEOR DATA                                                  *
                                                             PLOT
#    TIME (UT)          SPEED               TRAIN   *       ACCU-
     H min sec     MAG   1-5   COLOR  SHWR   SEC    MAP #   RACY
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1    6h56m          4     3    white   SPO    0      1       1
2    6h58m          3     3    green   DAU    1      1       1
3    7h01m          1     2    white   SPO    1      No plot
4    7h12m          3     4    white   SPO    0      1       2
5    7h23m          3     3    white   SPO    0      1       2
6    7h43m          4     4    white   SPO    0      1       3
7    7h44m          1     3    white   SPO    0      No plot
8    7h45m          4     3    white   SPO    0      No plot
9    7h55m          4     4    white   SPO    0      No plot
10   7h56m          3     3    white   SPO    1      1       3
11   7h57m          3     4    white   SPO    1      1       2
12   8h09m          3     2    white   SPO    0      No plot
13   8h16m          3     2    white   SPO    0      No plot
     8h30m  END
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VELOCITY SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:  Teff based on 1 minute per plot. Many missed plots due to being
observed at the edge of field of view. None had a trace that came close to
the alledged A-T radiant area.

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