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(meteorobs) NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT, Jul 10/11 1997, GRALE




NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT

DATE: Jul 10/11 1997   BEGIN: 0410UT  END: 0600UT
OBSERVER : GRALE (Lewis J. Gramer)
LOCATION : Long: 71o 06' 24" W;  Lat: 42o 25' 06" N
City & State: Medford, MA, USA;  Elevation: 5 m
RECORDING METHOD: Plotting and Tape Recorder
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: Use 3 letter Code; position; name
 SAG           CAP           SDA           JPE
 293 -22       289 -15       325 -19       341 +15
 19:30-22      19:15-15      21:40-19      22:45+15
 Sagittarids   Alpha Cap     S Delta Aqr   July Pegasids

(Non-IMO: Alpha Lyrids 280+38 4, Omicron Draconids 284+57 5)

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OBSERVING PERIODS:  (0 = none seen;    / = shower not watched)
PERIOD(UT)  FIELD   Teff   F      LM    SAG CAP SDA JPE SPOR
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0410-0600   18h+35  1.55h  1.11   5.46  0   0   0   0   10
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0   +1  +2  +3  +4   +5  +6   TOTAL
SAG                                                        0
CAP                                                        0
SDA                                                        0
JPE                                                        0
SPOR                     1           1   5   2.5  0.5      10
Total:                   1           1   5   2.5  0.5      10


"SPORADIC" (SPOR + NON-IMO) MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION: (see Remarks)
SHOWER -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0   +1  +2  +3  +4   +5  +6   TOTAL
"ALY"                                0.5 1   0.5           2
"ODR"                                                      0
SPOR                     1           0.5 4   2    0.5      8
Total:                   1           1   5   2.5  0.5      10

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SKY OBSCURED:
%10   FROM: 0410UT  TO: 0600UT	(Sky obstructed by buildings)
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DEAD TIME: 00h10m       MEAN MAGNITUDES
BREAKS   : 00h07m       SPOR  = +2.85
           (0503-0510)
TOTAL    : 00h17m

[Non-IMO:
                        SPOR  = +2.81
                        "ALY" = +3.00   (sample of  2 meteors)
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
       STAR  STAR
TIME   AREA  COUNT LM     (mins in effect)
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0410    13   7     5.5    15
0410    15   6     5.5    15
0440    13   7     5.5    37
0440    15   7     5.5    37
0525    13   7     5.5    40
0525    14   11    5.5    40
0600    13   6     5.0    18
0600    14   11    5.5    18

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.46
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METEOR DATA

#   TIME (UT) MAG    SPEED  COLOR   SHWR  TRAIN     MAP# ACCU  DCV (*)
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1   0429      3      3              Spor            3    1     10
2   0438      3.5    4              Spor            3    1     20   *
3   0446     -1      2      org-grn Spor  1.0 grn   3    1     30
4   0459      3      2.5            Spor            3    1     20
5   0501      2.5    3.5            Spor            3    2     30   *
6   0515      3      4              Spor            3    1     20
7   0531      3.5    3              Spor            3    1     10
8   0534      4      3.5            Spor            3    1     10
9   0538      4.5    3              Spor            3    1      0
10  0546      2.5    3.5            Spor            3    1     20
##  0600     ENDED SESSION

(*) - Meteors marked by asterisks have additional data under Remarks
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VELOCITY SCALE (SPEED):   PLOTTING ACCURACY (ACCU):
0 = Stationary            1 = Begin and end points well seen
1 = Very Slow             2 = Less certain of meteor path
2 = Slow                  3 = Very uncertain plot: general direction
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS: Seeing throughout session was Medium (5 of 10).

Dead time of 60 seconds was deducted per recorded meteor.
(Higher dead time was deducted due to recent inactivity.)


Meteor #2 was noted as a possible member of the non-IMO shower ALY,
  (Alpha Lyrids) based on projection, distance, and putative speed.
Meteor #5 was noted as a possible member of the non-IMO shower ALY,
  (Alpha Lyrids) based on projection, distance, and putative speed.

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