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(meteorobs) Pre-Dawn Obs 05-18-99



OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans  DATE:  05-17/18-99
BEGIN: 07:15 UT  END 09:35 UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft

1 periods, sky 0% obscured both periods
avg LM=6.02  (IMO areas 5 & 1)  Facing SSE
1  07:15 - 09:35  ETA (4)  SPO (12)  Teff = 2.216
Center FOV
07:10  17hr    0 deg
08:22  18hr 15min    +3 deg
09:35  19hr  30min  +5 deg

Dead time p1- 7min   0 breaks

Mag Distribution
SPO   +2(2)  +3(6)  +4(4)
ETA   0(1) +2(1)  +3(1)  +4(1)

Period 1
1      07:56  SPO   +3    3
2      07:58  SPO   +4    2
3      08:07  ETA     0    5  1 sec tr
4      08:12  SPO   +2    2
5      08:23  ETA   +3    5  2 sec tr
6      08:27  ETA   +2    5
7      08:30  SPO   +3    5  2 sec tr
8      08:40  SPO   +4    2  long path
9      08:42  SPO   +2    2  (ASC)
10    08:51  SPO   +3    4
11    09:05  ETA   +4    5
12    09:07  SPO   +3    3
13    09:17  SPO   +4    4
14    09:22  SPO   +3    5
15    09:24  SPO   +4    4
16    09:32  SPO   +3    4

Remarks:  08:54, Iridium Flare(?)  a mag -4 or -5 flare from a satellite
going north to south in the southern sky.
A light fog rolled in from the east at 09:07 and I lost a full magnitude
LM.



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