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(meteorobs) Nov 15/16 Leonid Observations

       While my Leonid rates barely rose above yesterday's level, with just three
per period, the Taurids were nice, particularly the -1 and +1 STA's that appeared within 2 seconds of each other at the beginning of the session.   Overall rates from 09:00 to 10:00 UT were on the low side -- I extended that period by about thirty minutes.
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  11-15/16-99
BEGIN:07:52UT  END 10:25UT  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  7:52-8:54UT  SPO(11) LEO(3) STA4)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.00
Period 2  8:54-10:25UT  SPO(13) LEO(3) STA(1)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.43 

Limiting Magnitudes
08:20 UT  (IMO 4)+6.37  (IMO 8)+6.27
08:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 8)+6.36
09:20 UT  (IMO 4)+6.54  (IMO 8)+6.29
09:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 8)+6.29
10:15 UT  (IMO 4)+6.37  (IMO 8)+6.10

Center FOV (UT)
 07:52  6hr5min       +10
 08:56  7hr10min      +17
 10:25  9hrs          +17

Mag Distribution
SPO(24)             +1(4) +2(6) +3(9) +4(2) +5(3)
LEO(6)              +1(1) +2(3)       +4(1) +5(1)
STA(5)  -1(1)  0(1) +1(1)       +3(2)
 

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  07:56   STA   +1  2  see remarks
02  07:56   STA   -1  2  see remarks
03  07:59   SPO   +3  3
04  08:02   SPO   +4  2
05  08:08   LEO   +1  5  3 sec train
06  08:09   SPO   +3  2
07  08:10   SPO   +2  4
08  08:12   SPO   +3  2
09  08:17   SPO   +1  2
10  08:24   STA   +3  2
11  08:27   SPO   +5  3
12  08:29   LEO   +2  4  train
13  08:30   SPO   +2  4
14  08:35   SPO   +2  3   2 sec train
15  08:36   STA   +3  2
16  08:37   SPO   +3  3
17  08:47   LEO   +4  4
18  08:49   SPO   +2  2  long path

Period 2 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
19  09:05   SPO   +1  2
20  09:19   SPO   +2  3
21  09:32   SPO   +4  3
22  09:46   SPO   +3  5
23  09:47   SPO   +3  5
24  09:50   LEO   +2  3
25  09:51   SPO   +1  3
26  09:53   SPO   +5  3
27  09:57   LEO   +4  5
28  10:04   STA    0  3  long path/train
29  10:07   SPO   +1  2
30  10:08   SPO   +3  5
31  10:11   SPO   +2  2  very brief
32  10:11   SPO   +3  4
33  10:16   LEO   +5  5
34  10:19   SPO   +3  2
35  10:22   SPO   +5  3

Remarks:  Meteors 1 and 2, both STA's, appeared with 2 seconds on each other.