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(meteorobs) May 8 Observations



-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --

I observed for 4 hours from George's observatory with George. I counted
a total of 44 meteors during the 4 hour session. 16 belonged to the Eta
Aquarid shower. Rates were down a bit from the previous morning. Once
again, nothing brighter than magnitude 0 was seen. Of the 44 meteors, 3
were possible candidates for Norman's Lyrid radiant.

0800-0900 UT   0.95   6.56   2 ASC   1 MVI   4 SPO   7 TOTAL

0900-1000 UT   0.93   6.51   2 ETA   1 MVI   7 SPO   10 TOTAL

1000-1100 UT   0.90   6.48   1 ASC   4 ETA   3 MVI   5 SPO   13 TOTAL

1100-1200 UT   0.93   6.13   10 ETA   1 WCA   3 SPO   14 TOTAL 

I plotted all 4 hours.  No clouds were seen during the entire session. I
was facing east southeast at an altitude of 70 degrees.

MAGNITUDES:

ASC   +3   (3)  AVERAGE: +3.00

ETA   0   (2)   +1   (3)   +2   (3)   +3   (6)   +4   (1)   +5   (0)   +
6   (1)   AVERAGE: +2.31

MVI   +2   (1)   +3   (3)   +4   (1)   AVERAGE: +3.00

WCA   +2   (1)   AVERAGE: +2.00

SPO   0   (1)   +1  (1)   +2  (6)   +3   (5)   +4   (3)   +5   (3)     +
6   (0)   AVERAGE: +2.89


BEGINNING TEMPERATURE/RELATIVE HUMIDITY:   43 F   (6 C)   57%

ENDING TEMPERATURE/RELATIVE HUMIDITY:   45 F   (7 C)   68 %

NOTE: MVI, & WCA will be reported to the IMO as SPO. ASC will be
reported as SAG 


Bob Lunsford