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(meteorobs) My Perseid Summary for Aug 5/6, 1997 ZAYGE


                  MY PERSEID METEOR 
                SHOWER SUMMARY REPORT	


DATE: Aug 5/6, 1997 BEGIN: 7h04 UT END: 11h56 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, SDA, NDA, CAP, KCG, PAU, SIA
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 
PERIOD(UT)    FIELD  Teff  F LM  PER SDA NDA CAP KCG  PAU SIA Spr
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7H04-8H11   332d+7    1.0  1 6.1  8   0   1   2    0   0   0   5
8h11-9h14   345d+14   1.0  1 6.1  11  2   3   0    0   0   1   11
9h14-10h16  352d+5    1.0  1 6.18 13  1   1   1    0   2   2   8
10h16-11h19  10d+14   1.0  1 6.23 10  0   3   1    0   0   1   9
11h19-11h56  10d+14   0.62 1 6.13  5  1   1   0    0   0   0   8
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER 
PER = (-10)1, (-1)1, (0)1, (+1)6, (+2)19, (+3)9, (+4)8, (+5)2
SDA = (+2)1, (+3)1, (+4)2
NDA = (0)2, (+1)1, (+2)1
CAP = (-1)2, (0)1, (+2)1
PAU = (+4)2
SIA = (+2)2, (+3)2                            
SPOR= (-2)1, (0)3, (+1)4, (+2)5, (+3)14, (+4)9, (+5)5
                                       

MEAN MAGNITUDES:
PER = 2.17
SDA = 3.25
NDA = 2.22
CAP = 0.0
PAU = 4.0
SIA = 2.5
Spor= 2.81

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DEAD TIME: 15 minutes  (Includes camera operation time.)
BREAKS   : none
Teff     : 4.62 hours   
Obscured Sky: None





                                                                             
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PERSEID RATES AT TEN MINUTE INCREMENTS (periods adjusted to show
10 minutes after camera operation dead time).

7h04-7h14  = 0
7h14-7h24  = 2
7h24-7h36  = 2
7h36-7h46  = 0
7h46-7h56  = 4
7h56-8h11  = 0
8h11-8h21  = 3
8h21-8h31  = 1
8h31-8h43  = 4
8h43-8h53  = 1
8h53-9h03  = 3
9h03-9h14  = 0
9h14-9h24  = 5
9h24-9h34  = 1
9h34-9h44  = 1
9h44-9h55  = 1
9h55-10h05 = 2
10h05-10h15= 3
10h15-10h26= 1
10h26-10h36= 2
10h36-10h46= 2
10h46-10h57= 1
10h57-11h07= 0
11h07-11h18= 3
11h18-11h28= 2
11h28-11h38= 1
11h38-11h48= 2
11h48-11h56= 1 (this was an 8 minute period)
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Percent of Perseids that left a 1/2 second or 
longer Persistent train was 36.2%