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(meteorobs) Nov 14/15 Leonid Observations

     Yet another clear morning brought slightly increasing Leonid rates -- 4 LEO's this morning
vs. just 2 yesterday (Sunday) morning.  I discounted a swift meteor that appeared peripherally in the SW -- seemed to line up but there was just not enough accuracy to tell!
     The sporadics were more active as opposed to yesterday, helping to keep me awake, but not so the Taurids, which were almost entirely absent the second period.
     All in all, not much there to forebode the storm that may be brewing...
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  11-14/15-99 
BEGIN:07:40UT  END 09:57UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft
Facing South
2 periods, sky 0% obscured, No breaks
Period 1  7:40-8:55UT  SPO(14) LEO(3) NTA(3) STA(2)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.216
Period 2  7:50-8:54UT  SPO(16) LEO(1) STA(1)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.00

Limiting Magnitudes
08:00 UT  (IMO 4)+6.37  (IMO 8)+6.27
08:30 UT  (IMO 4)+6.37  (IMO 8)+6.29
09:00 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 8)+6.29
09:30 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 8)+6.36 

Center FOV (UT)
 07:40  6hr10         +10
 08:55  7hr30min      +18
 09:57  8hr30min      +20

Mag Distribution
SPO(30)  0(1) +2(8)  +3(9)  +4(8)  +5(4)
LEO(4)        +2(1)  +3(3)
STA(3)  -1(1) +2(1)  +3(1)
NTA(3)   0(1) +2(1)         +4(1)

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  07:45   SPO   +2  4
02  07:51   SPO   +4  2
03  07:53   NTA   +2  2
04  07:56   SPO   +3  3
05  07:59   NTA    0  2
06  08:04   SPO   +2  2
07  08:07   SPO   +3  3
08  08:11   STA   +2  2
09  08:21   SPO   +4  2
10  08:22   SPO   +3  4
11  08:22   SPO   +4  3
12  08:25   STA   +3  2
13  08:26   SPO   +2  2
14  08:33   LEO   +3  5
15  08:34   LEO   +3  5
16  08:35   SPO   +5  2
17  08:37   NTA   +4  2
18  08:47   SPO   +3  4
19  08:53   LEO   +2  5
20  08:53   SPO   +3  4
21  08:55   SPO   +4  3
22  08:55   SPO   +0  2

Period 2 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
23  09:02   SPO   +4  3
24  09:03   LEO   +3  4   2  sec train
25  09:06   SPO   +2  3
26  09:11   SPO   +4  3
27  09:12   SPO   +2  2
28  09:21   SPO   +3  2
29  09:22   SPO   +5  2
30  09:23   SPO   +4  3
31  09:28   SPO   +2  2
32  09:31   SPO   +3  3
33  09:35   SPO   +2  4
34  09:36   SPO   +4  3
35  09:42   SPO   +5  3
36  09:44   STA   -1  2
37  09:48   SPO   +5  2  very brief
38  09:50   SPO   +3  5  2 sec train
39  09:53   SPO   +3  3
40  09:56   SPO   +2  1  1 sec train