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(meteorobs) video observations August 1999
Observing Times of the German AKM Video Cameras - August 1999
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Since March 1999, some video meteor cameras are regularly operated
by members of the German 'Arbeitskreis Meteore'. The systems work fully
autonomously with the MetRec meteor detection software.
Here are the results for August 1999. Between August 7 and 15, AVIS was
operated at the Kamen Bryag meteor camp in Bulgaria. Thanks to the perfect
skies there, the limiting magnitude of the system was much better than
usual, which is reflected by the increased number of meteor. Only about a
third of them are Perseids, completed by numerous recordings of Aquarids,
alpha Capricornids, and kappa Cygnids. Unfortunately, we missed the maximum
night of the Perseids due to unfavourable weather.
The clouds were relatively cooperative in the second part of the months,
leaving at least one site with partly clear skies. So, the overall coverage
of August is quite satisfying.
1. Observers
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Code Name Place Camera FOV LM Time Meteors
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MOLSI Molau Aachen AVIS (2.0/35) 40 deg 6.0 mag 62.9 h 1138
RENJU Rendtel Marquardt CARMEN (1.8/28) 28 deg 4.5 mag 89.2 h 410
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Overall 152.1 h 1548
2. Observing Times (h)
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August 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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MOLSI 3 5 - - - - 7 2 7 7 7 - - 5 7
RENJU 6 6 5 5 6 6 - 5 - - - - - - -
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Overall 9 10 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 - - 5 7
August 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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MOLSI - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - -
RENJU - 4 - 6 - 1 5 3 7 7 - - 4 7 - 4
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Overall - 4 - 6 - 1 5 3 7 7 - - 10 13 - 4
3. Results (Meteors)
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August 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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MOLSI 17 41 - - - - 127 25 153 184 197 - - 140 219
RENJU 36 29 23 32 32 23 - 40 - - - - - - -
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Overall 53 70 23 32 32 23 127 65 153 184 197 - - 140 219
August 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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MOLSI - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 11 - -
RENJU - 32 - 35 - 11 36 5 25 14 - - 10 14 - 13
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Overall - 32 - 35 - 11 36 5 25 14 - - 34 25 - 13
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* Dipl.-Inform. Sirko Molau * *
* RWTH Aachen, Lehrstuhl fuer Informatik VI * __ *
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