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(meteorobs) My Perseid Summary for July31/Aug1, 1997 ZAYGE
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PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
SUMMARY REPORT
DATE: July 31/Aug 1, 1997 BEGIN: 6h00 UT END: 11h45 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, SIA, PAU
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OBSERVING PERIODS:
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM PER SDA NDA CAP SIA PAU Spor
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6h00-7h00 305d-1 1.0 1 6.07 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
7h00-8h03 320d+5 1.0 1 6.1 7 2 2 2 1 0 7
8h03-9h07 335d 0 1.0 1 6.1 2 1 0 1 0 2 5
9h07-10h11 352d+4 1.0 1 6.17 8 5 0 2 2 0 12
10h11-11h45 352d+4 1.5 1 6.21 7 10 1 2 0 0 15
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER
PER = (-1)2, (0)1, (+1)5, (+2)9, (+3)3, (+4)3, (+5)2 = 25
SDA = (+1)4, (+2)3, (+3)5, (+4)4, (+5)4 = 20
NDA = (+1)1, (+3)2, (+4)1 = 4
CAP = (0)1, (+1)2, (+3)3, (+4)1, (+5)1 = 8
SIA = (+3)2, (+4)1 = 3
PAU = (+4)2 = 2
Spor = (-2)3, (0)3, (+1)4, (+2)4, (+3)12, (+4)9, (+5)6 = 41
Total= 103 meteors
MEAN MAGNITUDES:
PER = 2.08
SDA = 3.45
NDA = 2.75
CAP = 2.5
SIA = 3.33
PAU = 4.0
Spor = 2.63
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DEAD TIME: 15 minutes (Includes camera operation time.)
BREAKS : none
Teff : 5.5 hours
Obscured sky: none
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PERSEID RATES IN TEN MINUTE INCREMENTS:
6h00-6h10 = 0
6h10-6h20 = 1
6h20-6h30 = 0
6h30-6h40 = 0
6h40-6h50 = 0
6h50-7h00 = 0
7h00-7h10 = 2
7h10-7h20 = 1
7h20-7h31 = 1
7h31-7h41 = 1
7h41-7h51 = 1
7h51-8h03 = 1
8h03-8h15 = 0
8h15-8h25 = 0
8h25-8h35 = 0
8h35-8h45 = 2
8h45-8h57 = 0
8h57-9h07 = 0
9h07-9h17 = 1
9h17-9h29 = 2
9h29-9h39 = 2
9h39-9h51 = 1
9h51-10h01 = 2
10h01-10h11= 1
10h11-10h24= 2
10h24-10h34= 1
10h34-10h44= 0
10h44-10h55= 0
10h55-11h05= 1
11h05-11h15= 1
11h15-11h25= 0
11h25-11h35= 0
11h35-11h45= 2
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Percent of Perseids that made persistent trains
of 1/2 second or longer:
48%.