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(meteorobs) NAMN Meteor Report: Nov 28/29 (Wojack)



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NAMN REPORT FORM
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DATE:NOVEMBER 28/29,1996   BEGAN:0241UT  ENDED:0317   
OBSERVER:WOJACK,JONATHAN  LONGITUDE:75o 33' 00" W  LATITUDE:39o 45' 00" N
CITY&STATE-WILMINGTON,DE(USA)     ELEVATION-300FEET
RECORDING METHOD:TAPE RECORDER

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OBSERVED SHOWERS:CODE,RADIANT POSITION,RADIANT DIAMETER
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NONE

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OBSERVING PERIODS:
PERIOD(UT)   FIELD   TeFF  F   LM   SPO
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0241-0317    a       0.58  b   +4.2  0     

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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS
SHOWER  -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6  TOTAL
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SPO     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0

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SKY OBSCURED: 0%

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DEAD TIME:1 MINUTE
BREAKS:NONE

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LIMITING MAGNITUDE-c
TIME  LM  CON
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0241 +4.2 CAS
0259 +4.2 CAS

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE:+4.2

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METEOR DATA:
#  TIME(UT)  MAG  SPEED  COLOR SHOWER TRAIN
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X  XXXX       X    X      XXXXX  XXX   XXX

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NOTES:
a-I OBSERVED 80 DEGREES FROM THE NORTHEASTERN HORIZON.
b-I DO NOT KNOW THE FORMULA FOR F.
c-UNTIL I BECOME FAMILAR WITH THE STAR CHARTS, I AM GOING TO OBSERVE A CERTAIN 
OBVIOUS CONSTELLATION AND SEE WHAT IS THE FAINTEST STAR I CAN SEE.  THAT WILL 
BE MY ESTIMATED LM.  CAS=CASSIOPEIA, ORI=ORION, AND CYG=CYGNUS.

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COMMENTS:
1.MY OBSERVATION WORKED EXACTLY AS IT WAS DESIGNED ON THE BLUEPRINTS, BUT NO 
METEORS OCCURED.  THE ONLY THING I WILL HAVE TO WRITE IS IF I SEE A 
FIREBALL(FILL OUT THE REPORT FORM, 2-3 MINUTES), AND MY ESTIMATED LM.  
CURRENTLY I HAVE 420MB ON MY HARD DISK, AND FOR EVERY HOUR OF RECORDING IT 
TAKES UP 15MB.  SO, I JUST HAVE TO FILL OUT REPORT FORMS THE NEXT DAY AND 
ERASE THE RECORDING.  
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