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(meteorobs) May 19 Observations
-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
I watched for 3 hours from home this morning. I would have stayed out
longer but stratus snuck in and spoiled my view. I managed to count 15
meteors, most of them during the first hour. The only two possible
shower members belonged to the Alpha Scorpids (Sagittarids). The
highlight of the session was a first magnitude meteor barely caught in
the corner of my eye low in the northeast.
May 19, 1998
0645-0745 UT 0.95 5.84 2 SAG 5 SPO 7 TOTAL
0745-0845 UT 0.97 6.11 5 SPO 5 TOTAL
0845-0945 UT 0.98 5.82 3 SPO 3 TOTAL
TOTALS 2.90 5.92 2 ASC 13 SPO 15 TOTAL
The first column is the period watched in Universal Time (PDT+7 hours).
The second column is the percent of the time actually watching the sky.
Time is lost for breaks, plotting, and data entry. The third column is
the average limiting magnitude during this period with a minimum of 4
estimates per period. The last column lists the activity seen during
each period.
I was facing North-Northwest at an altitude of 70 degrees. No breaks
were taken during this session. A SAG = SAGITTARIDS (actually in
Scorpius), and SPO = SPORADIC (random activity)
Beginning Temperature/Relative Humidity: 57 F (14 C) 82%
Ending Temperature/Relative Humidity: 56 F (13 C) 84%
MAGNITUDES:
SAG +2 (1) +3 (1) AVERAGE: +2.50
SPO +1 (2) +2 (1) +3 (10) +4 (0) +5 (0) AVERAGE: +2.62
Bob Lunsford
San Diego, California USA