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(meteorobs) Pre-Dawn Observations
OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans DATE: 06-17/18-99
BEGIN: 06:40 UT END 08:00 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
Facing ENE
1 periods, sky 0% obscured both periods
Period 1 06:40 - 08:00 UT SPO (12) Teff = 1.216
avg LM=5.91 (IMO areas 5 & 1)
Center FOV
Begin 20hr 40min +12 deg
End 21hr 30min +22 deg
Dead time p1- 6min
Mag Distribution
SPO 0(1) +1(1) +2(0) +3(3) +4(6) +5(1)
Period 1 (Time, Shower, Mag, Speed)
1 06:41:32 SPO +4 2
2 07:01:54 SPO +3 2
3 07:09:30 SPO +5 3
4 07:13:18 SPO +4 5
5 07:15:45 SPO +4 3
6 07:20:07 SPO +4 4
7 07:32:10 SPO +1 2
8 07:40:37 SPO +3 4
9 07:42:15 SPO +3 4
10 07:44:45 SPO +0 2
11 07:55:08 SPO +4 2
12 07:56:32 SPO +3 3
I was forced to end this session when clouds began rolling in
fast and heavy at 08:00 UT. For this one period, I saw nothing out
of the Lyra/Head of Draco region.
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans DATE: 06-18/19-99
BEGIN: 06:45 UT END 09:11 UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
Facing ENE
2 periods, sky 0% obscured both periods
Period 1 06:45 - 07:55 UT SPO (11) Teff = 1.13
avg LM=6.36 (IMO areas 5 & 1)
Period 2 07:59 - 09:00 UT SPO (12) Teff= .96
avg LM=6.04 (IMO areas 5 & 1)
Center FOV
06:45 20hr 45min +33 deg
07:45 21hr 20min +35 deg
08:45 22hr 30min +30 deg
Dead time p1- 2min p2=3 min 1 break = 4 min
Mag Distribution
SPO +1(3) +2(4) +3(9) +4(4) +5(3)
Period 1 (Time, Shower, Mag, Speed)
1 07:08:38 SPO +2 4 2 sec train (xdr?)
2 07:14:30 SPO +1 3
3 07:16:37 SPO +3 1
4 07:22:46 SPO +4 4
5 07:27:30 SPO +3 2
6 07:36:40 SPO +1 5 bluish
7 07:40:32 SPO +3 1
8 07:46:05 SPO +3 5 train
9 07:48:20 SPO +5 4
10 07:52:00 SPO +4 4
11 07:54:10 SPO +4 2
Period 2 (Time, Shower, Mag, Speed)
12 08:00:40 SPO +2 4
13 08:04:25 SPO +3 2 long path length
14 08:11:50 SPO +2 5 1 sec train
15 08:15:32 SPO +1 2 (June Lyrid?)
16 08:28:40 SPO +5 2
17 08:36:18 SPO +3 4
18 08:40:35 SPO +3 5
19 09:42:18 SPO +2 4 (xdr?)
20 08:47:00 SPO +3 5
21 08:48:50 SPO +5 5
22 08:49:50 SPO +3 5 train
23 08:53:40 SPO +4 2
Comments: Meteors 1 & 19 were far out from the XDR
radiant but *seemed* to line up with it. They were not plotted.
Meteor 14 lined up nicely with it also, but appeared directly
out of the radiant with a too-long path length.
At 08:32 I detected a sudden glow of light, especially in the corner
of my left eye. My observing partner suddenly began hooting, then
describing what must have been a -6 to -8 fireball that went down
towards the horizon directly opposite my field of view,
behind a large oak, which thoroughly hindered our
attempts at establishing any kind of accurate
trajectory.
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(meteoric)Outbursts, ya'll
Kim Youmans
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