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(meteorobs) Leonids 16/17 from China




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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE:  1999 Nov. 16/17               BEGIN: 20:16 UT    END: 21:41 UT
OBSERVER: Dan Xia
LOCATION: Long: 117 d 34' 42" East; Lat: 40 d 23' 47" North
Place: Xinglong, Hebei, CHINA       Elevation: 860 m.
RECORDING METHOD: Tape Recorder

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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter

LEO ; RA 10h 12m  DEC +22 deg.;
LIN ; RA 10h 30m  DEC +64 deg.; 

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

PERIOD(UT)    FIELD        Teff   F     LM   LEO   LIN   SPO
20:16-21:41 7h40m,+30d     1.42   1.00  5.5   7     1     5             
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TOTALS                     1.42               7     1     5

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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER   -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL
LEO       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  1   1   2   0   3   0   0    7
LIN       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   1   0   0   0    1
SPO       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   1   1   2   1   0    5
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Total     0   0   0   0   0   0   0  1   1   3   2   5   1   0   13
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SKY OBSCURED:
      __0__%  
FROM: 20:16 UT
  TO: 21:41 UT

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DEAD TIME: None
BREAKS: None
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

          STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM
20:18      17        10       5.5
20:29      17        10       5.5
20:46      17        10       5.5
21:08      17        10       5.5
21:19      17        11       5.9
21:33      17        10       5.5
21:39      17        10       5.5
       
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.5

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METEOR DATA:

#  TIME(UT)  MAG  VEL.  COLOR  SHOWER  TRAIN  MAP  ACCURACY
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1   20:16     +2   4      w     LEO      
2   20:21     +4   5      w     LEO
3   20:22     +3   4      w     SPO
4   20:27     +3   5      w     LIN
5   20:36     +4   5      w     LEO
6   20:58     +5   3      w     SPO     
7   20:59     +1   4      w     LEO     
8   21:02     +0   3      w     LEO     1s
9   21:13     +4   5      w     LEO
10  21:15     +4   5      w     SPO
11  21:17     +2   5      w     SPO
12  21:25     +2   5      w     LEO
13  21:38     +4   3      w     SPO
   
VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

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REMARKS:

LIN is used to refer a possible radian from C/1999 J3. The radiant
position used here is not the one from literature, but from a position
determined from real-time observations on Nov. 11/12 by Jin Zhu et al. 
(observation reports will be submitted after the Leonids observation.)

Report submitted via Jin Zhu (zj@bac.pkudot edu.cn).
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<END OF REPORT>


Original records:


#  TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG SPEED TRAIN(SEC) MEM

   20:16 start
   FOV: 7h40m +30d
   showers: LEO, LIN
   LM: 17/10
01 20:16 LEO +2 4 
   20:18 LM: 17/10
02 20:21 LEO +4 5
03 20:22 SPO +3 4  (NTA?)
04 20:27 LIN +3 5
   20:29 LM: 17/10
05 20:36 LEO +4 5
   20:46 LM: 17/10
06 20:58 SPO +5 3  (NTA?)
07 20:59 LEO +1 4 
08 21:02 LEO +0 3   1s
   21:08 LM: 17/10
09 21:13 LEO +4 5 
10 21:15 SPO +4 5
11 21:17 SPO +2 5
   21:19 LM: 17/11
12 21:25 LEO +2 5
   21:33 LM: 17/10
13 21:38 SPO +4 3
   21:39 LM: 17/10
   21:41 end   humidity=85%   temperature=-3 (degree C)

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Jin Zhu                           | Tel.: +86-10-62759888, 62756612 (O)
Beijing Astronomical Observatory  |       +86-10-62579689 (H)
Chinese Academy of Sciences       |       +86-314-5054767 (Schmidt dome)
P. R. China                       | Fax : +86-10-62765031 or 64888731
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