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(meteorobs) STOWE Report Oct. 18/19



DATE:  1999 October 18/19         BEGIN: 10:41   UT       END: 12:41    UT
OBSERVER: Wes Stone (STOWE)
LOCATION: Long:   122.53      West; Lat:  45.48    North
City & State:  Portland, OR
RECORDING METHOD: Tape Recorder

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OBSERVED SHOWERS: (Use 3 letter Codes)
ORI
EGE
Taurids (NTA+STA)
SPO

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OBSERVING PERIODS:
0 = None seen;  / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)       LM      ORI     EGE     Tau     SPO
10:41-11:41      6.1      6       1       0       1
11:41-12:41      6.0      5       0       0       3

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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER   -1     0    +1    +2    +3     +4    TOTAL
ORI       1     2     1     0    2.5    4.5     11
EGE                                     1        1
SPO                              3      1        4

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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

                STAR    STAR
TIME            AREA    COUNT   LM
10:41             8       14    6.17 
10:41            17       15    6.15
11:11             8       13    6.13
11:11            17       13    6.05       
11:41             8       11    6.0
11:41            17       12    6.0
12:11             8       12    6.1
12:11            17       11    5.9

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.06

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METEOR DATA:

                            SPEED
#    TIME(UT)  SHOWER  MAG  (1-5)  COLOR  TRAIN(SEC)  
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1     10:56      ORI    4     3  
2     11:09      ORI    0     2     yellow   1
3     11:12      ORI    1     5     
4     11:14      ORI    4     5
5     11:14      ORI    3.5   5
6     11:21      ORI    3     4
7     11:22      SPO    4     2
8     11:27      EGE    4     4
--END PERIOD 1
9     11:44      ORI    3     4
10    11:52      ORI    4     4
11    11:55      SPO    3     5
12    11:56      SPO    3     5
13    11:59      ORI   -1     5              1
14    12:12      ORI    4     5
15    12:33      SPO    3     5
16    12:41      ORI    0     2              2

SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE: 
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

---------------------------------------------------------REMARKS: Meteors 1, 2 and 16 appeared near the ORI radiant, accounting for slow speeds.

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