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(meteorobs) Lyrid Obs. Apr22/23 STOWE
I observed modest activity from the Lyrids on April 22/23 from Larch Mountain, east of Portland, OR.
Date: 1999 Apr. 22/23
Observer: Wes Stone (STOWE)
Location: 122.17W + 45.54N
Watch Start: 8:50 UT
Watch End: 11:20 UT
Teff: 2.42h (No breaks, dead time=5min)
Mean LM: 6.3 (areas used, IMO 13 and 15)
Field Center RA=16.75;Dec=+36.5
Magnitude Distributions
LYR (N=17, Mean magnitude=2.6)
mag.(n) -2(1); +1(4); +2(2); +3(3); +4(5.5); +5(1.5)
SPO (N=21, Mean magnitude=2.6)
mag.(n) -3(1); 0(2); 1(0.5); 2(3.5); 3(8.5); 4(3.5); 5(2)
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Highlights of the night: -3 sporadic, nearly stationary, and -2 Lyrid not far from the radiant with a striking blue color. Also, some things that went bump in the night. Probably deer, but I'm glad that I didn't read about Elton's bear encounter before I went out.
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METEOR LIST
# Time Stream Mag.,Speed Notes
1 906 LYR 4.5,3
2 916 LYR 3,4
3 921 LYR 1,3
4 921 SPO 3.5,2
5 922 LYR 2,4 ~0.5s
6 924 SPO 2,3
7 933 LYR 4,3
8 933 LYR 3.5,4
9 936 SPO 3,3
10 937 SPO 2.5,3
11 939 SPO 5,2
12 958 LYR 4,3
13 1009 LYR 1,3 ~0.5s
14 1016 SPO 3,5
15 1017 LYR 5,4
16 1019 SPO 0,4 ~6s
17 1019 SPO 3,3
18 1023 LYR 1,3
19 1027 SPO 2,3
20 1027 SPO 3,4
21 1028 SPO 3,3
22 1028 LYR -2,3 blue
23 1030 LYR 1,3
24 1033 SPO 5,3
25 1036 LYR 2,3
26 1038 SPO 4,2
27 1041 LYR 4,4
28 1047 SPO 3.5,1
29 1048 SPO 4,5
30 1048 SPO 3,4
31 1054 SPO 0,3
32 1055 LYR 3.5,4
33 1102 SPO 3.5,4
34 1104 SPO -3,0 point, in Cameloparalis
35 1105 SPO 1.5,3
36 1108 LYR 3,4
37 1118 LYR 4,2 near rad;somewhat nebulous
38 1119 SPO 2.5,4
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