[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
(meteorobs) Observation Apr 9/10 1999
Hello,
I was out observing a number of nights this month, recording 61 meteors. It
was sure enjoyable to watch under clear crisp skies and tolerable nighttime
temperatures of about -3C. It makes it so much easier to plot meteors! Lots
of Canada Geese were seen and heard throughout these nights at the
Casselman site. I also got some company by fellow amateur astronomers from
the local OAOG group. One of them comes quite regularly with his large
custom built "portable" observatory. It is sure neat to see him assemble
this building in so little time!
Here is the first session for April 9/10. I observed for almost 3 hours
teff. I faced the usual south-east and was watching primarly for Virginids
activity. A total of 14 meteors were seen (3 Virginids and 11 sporadics).
All 3 Virginids aligned with the IMO radiant. Everything was plotted
without problem. No real highlights were seen that night. Here is the
summary:
DATE: April 9/10 1999
BEGIN: 3:30 UT (23:30 EDT) END: 6:35 UT (2:35 EDT)
OBSERVER: Pierre Martin (MARPI)
LOCATION: Long: -75.063 West; Lat: 45.269 North Elevation:100m
City & Province: Casselman, Ontario, CANADA
RECORDING METHOD: talking clock/tape recorder
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position
VIR (Virginids) 203 -7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM SPO VIR
3:30-4:33 SE60 1.01 1.00 6.09 5 0
4:33-5:38 " 1.01 1.00 6.15 4 1
5:38-6:35 " 0.89 1.00 6.18 2 2
---------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS: 2.91 11 3 = 14
---------------------------------------------------------
MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER 1 2 3 4 5
SPO 1 2 3 3 2
VIR 0 1 2 0 0
--------------------------
TOTALS: 1 3 5 3 2
--------------------------
SKY OBSCURED: none
--------------------------
Total dead time: 10.5 minutes
Dead time plots: 14 plots --> total time plotting: 8.5 minutes
Breaks: -2 min teff
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'meteorobs' email list, use the Web form at:
http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/subscribe.html