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(meteorobs) NAMN Report HALWA 1999 JUN 21/22



NAMN METEOR REPORT

DATE 1999 JUN 21/22
Time (UT) Start 0535 UT  End 0805 UT
OBSERVER: Wayne T Hally (HALWA)
LOCATION: NJAA OBSERVATORY, HIGH BRIDGE, NJ USA (25186)
COORDINATES: 74d 53' 54" West   40d 40' 52" North
ELEVATION: 830 feet (253 Meters)

Recording Method-Tape recorder
All meteors plotted; 45 seconds per meteor 

TIME CALCULATIONS

TOTAL TIME 2:10
Break Time None
Dead  Time 0:11
Net   Time 1:59
-----------------
Teff 1.98 Hours

SKY OBSCURED- None

OBSERVED SHOWERS-Radiant diameters for plotting
as defined in IMO Handbook

IMO Current Showers
Shwr RA  Dec
SAG 277 -23

OLD IMO Showers
TOP 275 -20 (reported as SAG)
LSA 268 -25 (reported as SAG)
CSC 263 -16 (reported as SAG, after activity period)
JLY 283 +35 (reported as JLY, after activity Period)

DMS Showers
Oph 283 -12 (reported as SAG)
Sag 272 -26 (reported as SAG)
Ari 054 +31 (Daytime shower)
tAq 334 -15 (after activity period)
Cet 019 -14 (after activity period?)

AntiHelion
286 -23

METEORS OBSERVED
Time        FOV   Teff  F    LM    SAG JLY SPO
0555-0700 289 +18 1.01 1.00 +5.54   0   0   5
0700-0805 304 +17 0.97 1.00 +5.59   0   0  10
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0555-0805 Az190,Ev65 1.98 1.00 +5.56 0  0  15

MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS
Mag -2   -1    0   +1   +2   +3   +4   +5  Avg
------------------------------------------    
SPO  1   0.5  1.5   3    2    0   5.5  1.5 +2.27

LIMITING MAGNITUDE
LM Summary
Time LM
0600 +5.40 
0630 +5.50
0700 +5.73
0730 +5.60
0800 +5.43

LM Data
Time Area Cnt LM Time Area Cnt LM Time Area Cnt LM
---------------------------------------------------
0600 13  5  5.5  0630 13   9  5.6  0700 13  11  6.0
0600  5  6  5.3  0630  5   5+ 5.2  0700  5   6  5.3
0600  A  C  L.M  0630 14  11  5.7  0700 14  12  5.9
---------------------------------------------------
0730 13  9  5.6  0800 13   8  5.5
0730  5  6  5.3  0800  5   5  5.2
0730 14  12 5.9  0800 14  10  5.6
---------------------------------

METEOR DATA
Num Time Mag Spd Train Shwr Map Acc Notes
1  0606   0   2   1.5s  SPO  9   1
2  0615  +4   3    -    SPO  6   1
3  0644  +4   4    -    SPO  6   1
4  0649  +5   3    -    SPO  6   1
5  0659 +4.5  3    -    SPO  6   1
----------------------------------
6  0703  +4   3    -    SPO  6   1
7  0707  +1   1    -    SPO  9   1 Meteor Fragmented
8  0711  +2   3    -    SPO  6   1
9  0714  +1   5    -    SPO  3   1
10 0716  +2   1    -    SPO  3   1
11 0727  +4   3    -    SPO  6   1
12 0730  +1   2    -    SPO  6   1
13 0740  -2   4   2.0s  SPO  6   1
14 0745 -0.5  4   Wk    SPO  3   1
15 0748  +4   3    -    SPO  6   1
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Session ended 0805-approaching twilight 

SESSION NOTES

General Notes
1. All Times UT
2. Speed 1=very slow 2=slow 3=Medium 4=fast 5=very fast
3. Train is measured in seconds; Wk=Wake (<0.5sec)
4. Plot Accuracy 1=very accurate 2=medium 3=poor
5. In notes Column, 3 or 4 letter codes are for Non-IMO associations.
These include Old IMO showers, ALPO, DMS, Cook, and Kronk lists.
6. Approximate Center time Solar Longitude 90.46
7. SAG radiant elevation Period 1 : 24d ; Period 2 : 20d

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