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(meteorobs) Observations report from Malta (10-11/11/99)
Hi ,
Tonight was a very rewarding night regardless of the cold temperatures . It
was worth it .
I am submitting these observations just as i arrived back home from a whole
night of observations (errors from lack of sleep are possible!)
.
ZAMJO and GALMA (that is me) have observed taurids, leonids and linearids.
I also managed to observe an exploding, point, fireball of mag -10 !!
Please note that the Times are all in UT and of the night 10-11/ 11 / 1999
Observing conditions :
10 % obscuration for 30 minutes
SLM @ 00:02 (UT) = + 5.7
SLM @ 3:27 (UT) = 6.1
SLM @ 4:15 (UT) = 6.0
Observers Joseph Zammit (ZAMJO) & Martin Galea De Giovanni (GALMA)
Observation Of GALMA
Start time 23:23
End Time 04:23
Total Observing time = 300 minutes
Effective Time = 294 minutes
Totals
Total number of meteors = 62
Sporadic = 18
Lineraids = 7
Leonids = 8
Taurids (total of S and N) = 29
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
-10 1
-4 1
-3 1
0 2
1 3
2 3
3 5
4 1
5 1
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
-5 1
-2 1
0 1
1 3
2 2
Total 8
Linearids
Magnitude number of meteors
-2 1
-1 1
0 1
1 1
3 3
Total 7
Taurids N
Magnitude number of meteors
-2 1
-1 1
0 2
1 2
2 6
3 1
4 3
5 1
Total 17
Calculated ZHR of 6.21
Taurids S
Magnitude number of meteors
-3 1
0 4
1 3
2 3
5 1
Total 12
Calculated ZHR of 4.91
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Observations by ZAMJO
Start time 00:01
End Time 01:07
Total Observing time = 66 minutes
Effective Time = 63 minutes
Totals
Total number of meteors = 12
Sporadic = 4
Leonids = 1
Taurids (total of S and N) = 7
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
-1 1
4 2
5 1
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
2 1
Taurids N and S
Magnitude number of meteors
-1 1
1 1
2 2
3 1
4 1
5 1
Total 7
ZHR cannot be calculated
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Observations by ZAMJO (observation Number 2)
Start time 02:57
End Time 04:24
Total Observing time = 87 minutes
Effective Time = 83 minutes
Totals
Total number of meteors = 19
Sporadic = 13
Leonids = 3
Linearids = 2
Taurids (total of S and N) = 1
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
-3 1
1 2
2 3
3 6
4 1
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
1 2
3 1
Linearids
Magnitude number of meteors
1 1
2 1
Taurids N and S
Magnitude number of meteors
4 1
ZHR cannot be calculated
Clear Skies
Martin Galea De Giovanni
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