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(meteorobs) Early October Observations



  Here are my observations for the first three nights of October.
I experienced rates that were rather slow, for the most part,
but given that I observed during the early part of the night,
that was not unexpected.  I focused on the Piscids, STA & NTA,
and the ORI's.  No ORI's or NTA's were observed.
The highlight of the three sessions was a beautiful STA
fireball at 04:07UT Oct 02/03.
 

OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  (09-30)10-01-99
BEGIN: 01:37 UT  END 02:40 UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft
Facing South
1 period, sky 0% obscured
Period 1  1:37 - 2:40 UT  SPO(6) Teff = 1.016

Limiting Magnitudes
01:40 UT  (IMO 6)+6.50  (IMO 5) +6.42
02:00 UT  (IMO 6)+6.50  (IMO 18)+6.55
02:30 UT  (IMO 6)+6.50  (IMO 18)+6.52

Center FOV (UT)
Begin  21hr20min  +20
End    22hr20min  +10

Mag Distribution
SPO   +2(3) +3(2) +6(1) 
 

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  01:46   SPO   +2  4  train
02  02:22   SPO   +3  3
03  02:22   SPO   +3  3
04  02:33   SPO   +6  3
05  02:36   SPO   +2  2  nebulous
06  02:38   SPO   +2  2

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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  10-1/2-99
BEGIN: 01:57UT  END 04:25UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft
Facing ESE, 2 period, sky 0% obscured both periods

Period 1  01:57 - 03:06 UT  SPO(4) STA(1) SPI(1) Teff = 1.1
Dead time = 3min
Period 2  03:17 - 04:25 UT  SPO(7)  Teff = 1.083
Dead time = 3min
Limiting Magnitudes
02:10 UT  (IMO 6)  +6.50  (IMO 18)  +6.42
02:45 UT  (IMO 6)  +6.57  (IMO 18)  +6.52
03:45 UT  (IMO 6)  +6.57  (IMO 18)  +6.52
04:15 UT  (IMO 6)  +6.57  (IMO 18)  +6.52

Center FOV
01:57  23hr 5min  +28
03:06  0hr 10min  +15
04:25  1hr 10min  +13
Mag Distribution
SPO    0(1) +2(3) +3(2) +4(2) +5(3)
STA   +3(1)
SPI   +1(1)

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01   02:14   SPO   +5   5
02   02:15   SPO   +2   3
03   02:23   SPI   +1   2  .5 sec wake
04   02:33   SPO   +3   5
05   02:41   SPO   +3   5
06   02:57   STA   +3   3

Period 2 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
07   03:18   SPO   +4   2
08   03:19   SPO   +4   5
09   03:25   SPO   +0   3  1 sec train
10   03:28   SPO   +2   2  train
11   03:31   SPO   +2   2
12   03:59   SPO   +5   4
13   04:15   SPO   +5   5
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 10-02/03-99
BEGIN: 03:20UT  END 05:30UT  LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft
Facing ESE
2 periods, sky 0% obscured

Period 1  3:20 - 4:23 UT  SPO(11) STA(1) Teff = 1.016
Dead time = 2min
Period 2  4:25 - 5:30 UT  SPO(07) STA(1) Teff = 1.05
Dead time = 2min 

Limiting Magnitudes (UT)
03:45  (IMO 6)  +6.50  (IMO 18)  +6.52
04:00  (IMO 6)  +6.59  (IMO 18)  +6.52
04:30  (IMO 6)  +6.59  (IMO 18)  +6.52
05:00  (IMO 6)  +6.59  (IMO 18)  +6.52
05:15  (IMO 6)  +6.60  (IMO 18)  +6.52

  Center FOV (UT)
03:20  0hr15min  +20
04:25  1hr25min  +30
05:30  2hr30min  +30 

Mag Distribution
SPO   +1(4) +2(6) +3(5) +5(2) +6(1)
STA   -4(1) +2(1)

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  03:25   SPO   +3  3
02  03:25   SPO   +3  2  pointer
03  03:31   SPO   +3  3
04  03:34   SPO   +1  4 very brief
05  03:44   SPO   +3  4
06  03:47   SPO   +2  3
07  03:51   SPO   +1  4  green/blue
08  03:59   SPO   +1  3
09  04:04   SPO   +5  4
10  04:07   STA   -4  2 see remarks
11  04:17   SPO   +6  5
12  04:19   SPO   +5  2

Period 2 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
13  04:35   STA   +2  1 pointer
14  04:50   SPO   +2  4
15  04:55   SPO   +3  3
16  05:01   SPO   +2  4 long path
17  05:09   SPO   +2  5 train
18  05:18   SPO   +3  4
19  05:19   SPO   +2  4
20  05:25   SPO   +1  4
 
Remarks:  Meteor 10 was a South Taurid Fireball.
It was greenish-blue, appeared 18-20 degrees
east of the radiant (just a few degrees left of Aries).
Arc length was quite short. Train bright, very brief.
Meteor 13 appeared almost perfectly at the STA radiant,
an extremely brief point meteor.

Outbursts, Everyone
Kim Youmans