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(meteorobs) My Perseid Summary For Aug 12/13, 1997 ZAYGE
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
SUMMARY REPORT
DATE: Aug 12/13, 1997 BEGIN: 8h31 UT END: 12h00 UT
OBSERVER : George J. Zay, IMO code: ZAYGE
LOCATION : Long:116 deg 37' 30S West; Lat: 32 50' 18" North
Descanso, Calif. USA; Elevation: 1003 meters
OBSERVED SHOWERS:
PER, KCG
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OBSERVING PERIODS:
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM PER KCG Spor
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8h31-9h33 312d+63 1.0 1 6.0 35 0 19
9h33-10h36 330d+65 1.0 1 6.1 43 0 8
10h36-12h00 300d+55 1.35 1 5.88 61 0 14
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER
PER = (-3)2, (-1)4, (0)13, (+1)23, (+2)48, (+3)33, (+4)14, (+5)2
Total = 139
Spor= (0)3, (+1)5, (+2)10, (+3)11, (+4)8, (+5)5
Total = 42
All Meteor Total= 181
MEAN
PER = 1.97
Spor = 2.75
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DEAD TIME: 8 minutes (Includes camera operation time.)
BREAKS : None
Teff : 3.35 hours
% Sky Obscured: None
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PERSEID RATES AT TEN MINUTE INCREMENTS
8h31-8h41 = 5
8h41-8h51 = 9
8h51-9h01 = 5
9h01-9h13 = 6
9h13-9h23 = 7
9h23-9h33 = 3
9h33-9h45 = 7
9h45-9h55 = 8
9h55-10h05 = 6
10h05-10h16= 9
10h16-10h26= 6
10h26-10h36= 7
10h36-10h47= 4
10h47-10h57= 9
10h57-11h07= 10
11h07-11h18= 7
11h18-11h28= 11
11h28-11h39= 10
11h39-11h49= 5
11h39-11h59= 5
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Percent of Perseids that left a 1/2 second or longer
Persistent train was 31%.