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(meteorobs) NAMN Meteor Report: Dec 12/13 (Penner)



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NAMN Visual Observing Form:
Summary Report
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DATE: Dec. 12/13, 1996     BEGIN: 10:10   UT       END: 12:02   UT
OBSERVER: John Penner
LOCATION: Long: 117 degrees, 57' West; Lat: 34 degrees, 40'  North
City & State: Lake Los Angeles, Calif., USA     Elevation: 2,355 ft.
RECORDING METHOD: Manual

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OBSERVED SHOWERS:
GEM

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OBSERVING PERIODS:
(On average, 10 sec/meteor should be subtracted for recording purposes.)
0 = None seen;  / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)   FIELD    Teff     LM   F     GEM    SPO
1010-1100   9h,10deg  0.69    5.7  1.00    55      1
1109-1202  12h,60deg  0.71    5.7  1.00    57      3

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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER   -4   -3   -2   -1   0   +1   +2   +3   +4   +5   +6
GEM       2    9   16   20  14   15   13   13    7    3    0
SPO       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    1    2    0

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SKY OBSCURED:
_0__% FROM: 1010 UT
        TO: 1202 UT

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DEAD TIME:  19 minutes
BREAKS: 9 minutes

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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

        STAR    STAR
TIME    AREA    COUNT   LM
10:10     4      10     5.7
10:30     4      10     5.7
11:00     4      10     5.7
11:30     4      10     5.7
12:02     4      10     5.7

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.7

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METEOR DATA:

                            SPEED
#   TIME(UT)  SHOWER  MAG  (1-5)  COLOR
1   10:11      GEM    0     4       w
2   10:13       "    -1     3       w
3   10:14       "    +1     3       gr
4   10:14       "    +2     2       w
5   10:15       "    -1     3       w
6   10:16       "    -1     2       w
7   10:16       "    -1     3       w
8   10:18       "    +2     3       w
9   10:19       "     0     4       w
10  10:19       "    -1     3       w
11  10:20       "     0     4       w
12  10:21       "     0     4       w
13  10:22       "     0     4       w
14  10:23       "    +1     3       w
15  10:23       "    +3     3       w
16  10:24       "    +2     4       w
17  10:24       "    +3     4       w
18  10:25       "    +4     4       w
19  10:26       "    +1     4       w
20  10:26       "    +2     4       w
21  10:28       "    +1     4       w
22  10:29       "    +3     3       w
23  10:30       "    -2     3       gr
24  10:31       "    +2     3       w
25  10:31       "     0     3       w
26  10:32       "    -1     3       w
27  10:33       "    -1     2       w
28  10:33       "    -1     2       w
29  10:33       "    -2     3       w
30  10:34       "    -1     4       w
31  10:37       "    +1     4       w
32  10:38       "    +5     4       w
33  10:39       "    +1     3       w
34  10:40       "    +3     4       w
35  10:42       "    +3     4       w
36  10:42       "    +2     4       w
37  10:42       "    +1     4       w
38  10:43       "     0     2       w
39  10:45       "    +1     4       w
40  10:46       "    +1     3       w
41  10:48       "    +3     4       w
42  10:48       "    -1     3       w
43  10:49       "    +5     4       w
44  10:50       "    -3     3       w
45  10:50       "    +3     3       w
46  10:51       "    -3     3       w
47  10:52       "    +3     4       w
48  10:52       "    +2     4       w
49  10:53       "    -3     3       w
50  10:53       "    +3     3       w
51  10:54       "    +1     2       w
52  10:55      SPO   +3     5       w
53  10:56      GEM   +3     4       w
54  10:56       "    -1     3       w
55  10:56       "     0     3       w
56  11:00       "    +4     4       w
57  11:11       "    -2     3       w
58  11:12       "    +1     3       w
59  11:13       "    +4     4       w
60  11:14       "    -1     5       w
61  11:14       "    -2     4       w
62  11:15       "    +3     3       w
63  11:15       "    +3     3       w
64  11:16       "     0     3       w
65  11:17       "    -2     4       w
66  11:17       "     0     4       w
67  11:18       "    -2     3       w
68  11:18       "    -1     3       w
69  11:18       "    -2     3       w
70  11:19       "    -1     4       w
71  11:20       "    +4     4       w
72  11:21       "    +5     4       w
73  11:22       "    -4     3       gr
74  11:23       "    -1     4       w
75  11:24      SPO   +5     5       w
76  11:24      GEM   +2     5       w
77  11:24       "    +4     4       w
78  11:25       "    -3     3       w
79  11:26       "    -2     2       w
80  11:26       "    +4     4       w
81  11:27       "    -2     3       w
82  11:29       "    -1     4       w
83  11:29       "    -2     4       w
84  11:30       "    +2     4       w
85  11:31       "    -3     3       w
86  11:32       "    +1     3       w
87  11:32       "    +2     4       w
88  11:33      SPO   +4     4       w
89  11:34      GEM    0     4       w
90  11:35       "    -1     2       gr
91  11:36       "    -2     4       w
92  11:37       "    -1     4       w
93  11:37      SPO   +5     5       w
94  11:39      GEM   -3     2       gr
95  11:39       "    -1     3       w
96  11:40       "    -2     3       w
97  11:41       "    +3     4       w
98  11:42       "    +2     4       w
99  11:43       "    +4     4       w
100 11:44       "    -2     4       w
101 11:44       "    -4     3       w
102 11:45       "    -2     4       w
103 11:45       "    +1     4       w
104 11:45       "    +1     4       w
105 11:46       "    -3     4       w
106 11:46       "    -1     4       w
107 11:47       "    -3     2       w
108 11:49       "     0     3       w
109 11:51       "    +1     4       w
110 11:52       "    +2     4       w
111 11:53       "    -2     4       w
112 11:53       "     0     4       w
113 11:54       "    -2     4       w
114 11:58       "    +2     4       w
115 11:58       "    -3     4       w
116 12:01       "     0     4       w

SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE: 
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

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REMARKS: All meteors considered Geminid members unless noted as a Sporadic.
No trains were observed all evening.

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