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(meteorobs) Leonid Obser. Report ZAYGE (Long)
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METEOR VISUAL OBSERVING FORM
SUMMARY REPORT
DATE: November 16/17, 1997 BEGIN: 7h49 UT END: 13h24 UT
OBSERVER : George J. Zay, IMO code: ZAYGE
LOCATION : Long: 114deg, 35' West; Lat: 32deg 50' North
Ogilby, Calif. USA; Elevation: approx. 200 feet
OBSERVED SHOWERS:
SHOWER RA DEC. Diam. ##### SHOWER RA DEC. DIAM.
LEO 153 +22 5 ##### NTA 61 +23 10X5
STA 61 +16 10X5 #####
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OBSERVING PERIODS: Data was recorded onto a tape recorder. No
recording Dead time except 1 minute/hour for camera operations.
0 = None seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM LEO NTA STA Spor
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7h49-8h50 15d+60 1.0 1 5.0 8 2 0 0
8h50-9h51 30d+23 1.0 1 4.87 12 1 1 2
9h51-10h52 150d+62 1.0 1 4.8 15 1 0 1
10h52-11h53 165d+58 1.0 1 4.67 20 1 0 1
11h53-12h54 165d+58 1.0 1 4.6 25 0 0 2
12h54-13h24 165d+58 0.48 1 4.37 12 0 0 1
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -9 -8 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 TOTAL
LEO 1 1 2 1 3 3 7 6 11 15 31 9 2 92
NTA 1 2 2 5
STA 1 1
SPOR 1 2 3 1 7
MEAN
LEO = 0.40
NTA = 1.2
STA = 2.0
Spor= 2.57 Total: 105
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SKY OBSCURED: 0 Ki X Min = 1
-------- = K'= 0 ------- = F = 1
T min 1 - K'
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DEAD TIME: 6 minutes (Due to camera operations)
BREAKS : none
Teff : 5.48 hours
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
TIME STAR STAR LM
AREA COUNT
7h49 2 6 5.0
8h25 2 6 5.0
8h50 2 6 5.0
9h30 3 7 4.8
9h51 3 7 4.8
10h30 3 7 4.8
10h52 3 7 4.8
11h53 3 7 4.8
11h53 9 7 4.4
12h30 9 7 4.4
12h30 3 7 4.8
12h54 9 7 4.4
12h54 3 7 4.8
13h11 3 6 4.6
13h11 9 7 4.4
13h15 3 5 4.5
13h22 Estimated 3.5(star count less than conver-
sion tables)
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MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 4.72
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METEOR DATA
# TIME MAG SPEED COLOR TRAIN SHWR
UT SEC
1 7h49 2 5 white 1/2 LEO
2 7h49 1 2 white NTA
3 8h19 -4 5 Orange 2 LEO
4 8h25 -1 5 white 1 LEO
5 8h25 2 5 white LEO
6 8h25 2 5 white LEO
7 8h33m39s +2 5 white LEO
8 8h37 1 5 white 1 LEO
9 8h39 3 5 white LEO
10 8h49 0 3 orange NTA
11 8h57 1 5 white 1 LEO
12 8h58m03 1 5 red 1 LEO *
13 9h02 2 5 white 2 LEO
14 9h09 1 3 white 2 NTA
15 9h12 1 5 white LEO
16 9h13 2 5 white 1 LEO
17 9h17 3 5 white spor
18 9h22 0 5 white LEO
19 9h22 3 5 white LEO
20 9h24 3 5 white LEO
21 9h25 2 3 white STA
22 9h27 -2 5 orange 2 LEO
23 9h32 2 5 white LEO
24 9h41 2 5 white LEO
25 9h50 1 5 white LEO
26 9h51 1 4 white spor
27 9h54 2 5 white LEO
28 10h00m10s 1 5 white LEO
29 10h06 2 5 white LEO
30 10h13m44s -8 5 white 30s LEO
31 10h18 0 5 white LEO
32 10h18 0 5 white LEO
33 10h19m08 -1 5 white LEO
34 10h19 3 4 white spor
35 10h21 2 5 white 1 LEO
36 10h33 0 5 white LEO
37 10h34 3 5 white LEO
38 10h45 2 5 white LEO
39 10h45 2 3 orange NTA
40 10h46 2 5 white 1 LEO
41 10h49 1 5 white LEO
42 10h51m00s -2 5 white LEO
43 10h52 4 5 white LEO
44 10h55 -2 5 white 1 LEO
45 11h04 -2 5 white LEO
46 11h06 2 5 white LEO
47 11h06 2 3 white NTA
48 11h06 4 5 white LEO
49 11h07 3 5 white LEO
50 11h08 -3 5 white 1 LEO
51 11h16m18s -1 5 white LEO
52 11h18 0 5 white LEO
53 11h18m31s 2 5 white 1/2 LEO
54 11h25 2 5 white LEO
55 11h28m30s -9 5 blue 8 LEO
56 11h31 -3 5 white LEO
57 11h32 0 5 white LEO
58 11h40 2 5 white LEO
59 11h42m09s -2 5 white LEO
60 11h43 2 5 white LEO
61 11h46 2 5 white spor
62 11h48 0 5 white LEO
63 11h50 -1 5 white LEO
64 11h50 2 5 white LEO
65 11h52 2 5 white LEO
66 11h54 1 5 white LEO
67 11h54 1 5 whtie 1 LEO *
68 12h02m51s -6 5 white LEO *
69 12h06 1 5 white LEO
70 12h09 2 5 white LEO
71 12h09 3 5 white spor
72 12h09 2 5 white LEO
73 12h12 -3 5 white LEO
74 12h13m57s -4 5 white 2 LEO
75 12h18 2 5 white LEO
76 12h20 0 5 white LEO
77 12h23 2 5 whtie LEO
78 12h24 1 5 white LEO
79 12h24 -2 5 white LEO
80 12h29 2 5 white LEO
81 12h30 3 5 white LEO
82 12h32 2 5 white LEO
83 12h33 -6 4 white 3 LEO
84 12h38 2 5 white LEO
85 12h40 4 3 white spor
86 12h40 3 5 white LEO
87 12h46 0 5 white LEO
88 12h48 3 5 white LEO
89 12h48 0 5 white LEO
90 12h49 -1 5 white LEO
91 12h53 2 5 white LEO
92 12h53m22s +1 5 white 1 LEO
93 12h57 1 5 white LEO
94 12h58 1 5 white LEO
95 12h59 3 5 white LEO
96 13h00 -1 5 white LEO
97 13h03 -4 5 white LEO
98 13h05 -5 5 white 3 LEO
99 13h08 2 2 white spor
100 13h09 -2 5 white LEO
101 13h12 2 5 white LEO
102 13h16 2 5 white LEO
103 13h18 2 5 white LEO
104 13h18 1 5 white LEO
105 13h20 0 5 white LEO
### 13h24 ######### STOP ################
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VELOCITY SCALE:
0 = STATIONARY
1 = VERY SLOW
2 = SLOW
3 = MEDIUM
4 = FAST
5 = VERY FAST
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LEONIDS IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS(1 min/hour shows camera
operation Dead Time).
Periods
in U.T. # LEONIDS
7h49-8h04 = 1
8h04-8h19 = 1
8h19-8h34 = 4
8h34-8h49 = 2
8h49-9h05 = 3
9h05-9h20 = 2
9h20-9h35 = 5
9h35-9h50 = 2
9h50-10h06 = 3
10h06-10h21 = 5
10h21-10h36 = 2
10h36-10h51 = 4
10h51-11h07 = 6
11h07-11h22 = 5
11h22-11h37 = 4
11h37-11h52 = 7
11h52-12h08 = 5
12h08-12h23 = 7
12h23-12h38 = 7
12h38-12h53 = 7
12h53-13h09 = 7
13h09-13h24 = 5
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Meteors # 12, 67 and 68 were photographed.
Meteor #68 was with a guided camera.