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(meteorobs) Final Lyrid Obs
Finally the clouds, and blessedly, the rain, came yesterday so a
prolonged observation of the Lyrids has come to an end...
Here are my final Lyrid observations for 1999. Out of seven straight
mornings of observing, with 18 observing periods, I logged 61 Lyrids, 93
sporadics, and 2 Virginids. Of course, need I say that many of the
spoardics I logged are probably minor shower members that I simply don't
recognize yet...
OBSERVER: Kim Youmans
DATE: 04-23/24-99 BEGIN: 07:50 UT END: 09:50 UT
LOCATION: 82.24'45" 32.24'25" Treutlen Co, Georgia, USA
El. 240 ft
2 periods: Sky 0% obstructed both periods
1 07:50-08:50 UT, Facing East LM +5.96 LYR(5) SPO(2)
2 08:50-09:50 UT, Facing SSW LM +5.96 LYR (1) SPO(3)
Dead time=5min (3 min during P1, 2 during P2) 0 breaks
# TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG SPEED (1-5) COLOR TRAIN(SEC)
Period 1
1 07:53 LYR +4 3
2 07:56 LYR +6 3
3 08:01 LYR +1 3 1 sec
4 08:16 SPO +4 4
5 08:39 LYR +3 4
6 08:45 LYR +2 4
7 08:46 SPO +3 2
Period 2
8 08:51 SPO +5 4
9 09:14 SPO -2 3
10 09:15 LYR +3 4
11 09:16 SPO +5 5
MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SPO -2(1) +3(1) +4(1) +5(2) = 5
LYR +1(1) +2(1) +3(2) +4(1) +6(1) = 6
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