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(meteorobs) Leonids report From Malta (16-17/ 11 / 1999)
Hi,
Clear Skies Prevailed over the Islands of Malta for most of the night. Sky
conditions were excellent with SLMs ranging from 5.7 - 6.4 .
It was interesting to note that there was a high rate of Alpha monocerotids
( I only got to know about the shower after I came back home )
Hope we get a repeat of these weather conditions Tonight !
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Observation report for 16 - 17 / 11 / 1999
Location : Ras Il Qammieh Malta Europe (Lat 35.59 N Long 14.19 E )
Observers :
Martin Galea De Giovanni (GALMR)
Mildred Formosa (FORMI)
Umberto Mule' Stagno (MULUM)
Joseph Zammit (ZAMJO)
Please note that the Times are all in UT and of the night 16-17/ 11 / 1999
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Observation Of GALMR
Start time 00:52
End Time 03:32
Total Observing time = 220 minutes
Effective Time = 208 minutes (includes dead time and Obscuration)
SLM @ 02:08 (UT) = + 5.8
Totals
Total number of meteors = 60
Sporadic = 28
Leonids = 27
Monocerotids = 5
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
-3 1
-2 1
0 2
1 7
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 2
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
-2 2
-1 1
0 2
1 8
2 3
3 8
4 1
5 2
Alpha Monocerotids
Magnitude number of meteors
1 2
2 1
3 1
5 1
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Observation Of FORMI
Start time 00:05
End Time 00:44
Total Observing time = 39 minutes
Effective Time = 39 minutes
SLM (UT) = + 5.7
Totals
Total number of meteors = 10
Sporadic = 7
Leonids = 2
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude Number of meteors
0 1
3 4
4 2
Leonids
Magnitude Number of meteors
3 2
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Observation Of FORMI (ii)
Start time 02:24
End Time 02:43
Total Observing time = 19 minutes
Effective Time = 19 minutes
SLM (UT) = + 5.7
Totals
Total number of meteors = 5
Sporadic = 5
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude Number of meteors
1 3
2 2
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Observations for MULUM
Start time 00:03
End Time 01:00
Total Observing time = 57 minutes
Effective Time = 56 minutes
SLM @ 00:03 (UT) = + 6.2
SLM @ 01:00 (UT) = + 6.4
Totals
Total number of meteors = 13
Sporadic = 7
N Taurids = 1
Alpha Monocerotids = 3
Leonids = 2
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
-1 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 3
Taurids N
Magnitude number of meteors
1 1
Alpha Monoc.
Magnitude number of meteors
0 1
3 1
4 1
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
2 1
3 1
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Observations for ZAMJO
Start time 00:10
End Time 00:43
Total Observing time = 33 minutes
Effective Time = 33 minutes
SLM @ 00:10 (UT) = + 5.7
Totals
Total number of meteors = 8
Sporadic = 2
Leonids = 1
N Taurids = 2
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
3 2
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
4 1
Taurids N
Magnitude Number of meteors
2 1
3 1
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Observations for ZAMJO (ii)
Start time 02:18
End Time 03:32
Total Observing time = 74 minutes
Effective Time = 67 minutes
SLM @ 00:10 (UT) = + 6.1
Totals
Total number of meteors = 19
Sporadic = 6
Leonids = 12
N Taurids = 1
Magnitude distribution
Sporadic
Magnitude number of meteors
1 1
2 2
3 1
4 2
Leonids
Magnitude number of meteors
-2 1
-1 1
1 1
2 1
3 5
4 3
Taurids N
Magnitude Number of meteors
2 1
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Another Observation By a fellow member of the Astronomical Society Of Malta
was conducted as follows
Observer : Alexei Pace (PACAL)
location - Marsaxlokk, Malta
lat 35.8425N
lon 14.5456E
teff: 1hour
start time 0000 UT end 0100UT
limiting magnitude 5.6
Leonids - 2 magnitudes 0, 2
Sporadic 3 magnitudes 2, 3
looking towards south east
centre of field in Gemini
Visit the NEW page of the Astronomical Society Of Malta at
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