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(meteorobs) Nov. 17/18 observation XIADA




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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Nov 17/18, 1999                BEGIN: 17:31 UT    END: 21:45 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.;  <see REMARKS>
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen;    / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)  FIELD   Teff   F     LM   LEO   LIN   SPO
17:31-17:43  E,90   0.2   1.0    6.0   0     0     5
17:43-17:55  E,90   0.2   1.0    5.9   0     0     5
17:55-18:07  E,90   0.2   1.0    6.0   0     1     3
18:07-18:19  E,90   0.2   1.0    6.0   4     0     4
18:19-18:30  E,90   0.18  1.0    5.9   2     1     5
19:45-19:57  S,80   0.2   1.0    6.0   2     0     3
19:57-20:09  S,80   0.2   1.0    6.0   3     0     3
20:09-20:21  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.9   1     0     1
20:21-20:33  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.9   0     0     4
20:33-20:45  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.9   2     0     6
20:45-20:57  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.5   3     0     1
20:57-21:09  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.5   5     0     2
21:09-21:21  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.5   1     0     2
21:21-21:33  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.5   8     1     1
21:33-21:45  S,80   0.2   1.0    5.5   4     0     3
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TOTALS              2.98              35     3    48
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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   1   3   0  3   3   9   9   6   1   0   35
LIN       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   1   1   0   1   0    3
SPO       0   0   0   0   0   0   2  2   7  10  13  13   1   0   48
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Total     0   0   0   0   1   3   2  5  10  20  23  19   3   0   86
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEONIDS:

TIME         -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL
17:31-17:43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
17:43-17:55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
17:55-18:07   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
18:07-18:19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  1   0   2   1   0   0   0    4
18:19-18:30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   1   1   0   0   0    2
19:45-19:57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   1   0   0   1   0    2
19:57-20:09   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  1   0   0   1   1   0   0    3
20:09-20:21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0   1   0   0    1
20:21-20:33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0
20:33-20:45   0   0   0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0   0   0   0    2
20:45-20:57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   1   1   1   0   0    3
20:57-21:09   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  0   0   2   2   0   0   0    5
21:09-21:21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   1   0   0   0    1
21:21-21:33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  0   2   2   2   1   0   0    8
21:33-21:45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  1   1   0   0   2   0   0    4
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Total         0   0   0   0   1   3   0  3   3   9   9   6   1   0   35
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SKY OBSCURED:
      __0__%
FROM: 17:31 UT
  TO: 21:45 UT
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DEAD TIME: None
BREAKS: 18:30-19:45
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

          STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM
17:31      17        12       6.0
17:42      17        11       5.9
17:54      17        13       6. 
18:06      17        12       6.0
18:17      17        11       5.9
19:49      17        12       6.0
20:16      17        11       5.9
20:42      17        10       5.5
21:04      17        10       5.5
21:15      17        10       5.5
21:23      17        10       5.5
21:37      17        10       5.5
21:43      17        10       5.5

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.7

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METEOR DATA:

#  TIME(UT)  MAG  VEL.  COLOR  SHOWER  TRAIN  MAP  ACCURACY
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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 sent via Jin Zhu.
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<END OF REPORT>

Original records:

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

Original records:

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

   17:31 start
   FOV: E, 90.
   showers: LEO, LIN
    17:31 LM: 17/12
01  17:32 SPO +2 5           
02  17:34 SPO +4 5     
03  17:34 SPO +4 5    
04  17:40 SPO +1 5
    17:42 LM: 17/11
05  17:42 SPO +1 5         
06  17:43 SPO +1 4         
07  17:47 SPO +4 4     
08  17:50 SPO +1 3    
09  17:52 SPO +1 3  0.5s
    17:54 LM: 17/13 
10  17:54 SPO +4 4 
11  18:01 LIN +5 5      
12  18:05 SPO +4 4    
13  18:05 SPO +2 4 
    18:06 LM: 17/12
14  18:06 SPO +3 4     
15  18:07 LEO +3 4     
16  18:08 SPO +2 5 
17  18:11 SPO +5 3    
18  18:11 SPO +4 5     
19  18:11 LEO +2 4      
20  18:13 LEO +2 5 
21  18:15 LEO +0 5  1s    
22  18:16 SPO +4 5
    18:17 LM: 17/11
23  18:19 LIN +3 4    
24  18:19 SPO +4 5
25  18:20 SPO +3 4      
26  18:25 SPO +4 4
27  18:26 SPO +2 4      
28  18:26 LEO +2 5  0.5s     
29  18:27 LEO +3 5     
30  18:29 SPO +1 4  1s 
    18:30-19:45 rest
    FOV: S, 80. 
31  19:45 LEO +5 4
32  19:47 LEO +2 4     
33  19:47 SPO -1 4     
34  19:48 SPO +2 3
    19:49 LM: 17/12   
35  19:52 SPO +3 5     
36  19:58 SPO +3 5
37  19:59 LEO +0 4   
38  20:02 SPO +3 4     
39  20:02 SPO +2 4     
40  20:02 LEO +4 5     
41  20:07 LEO +3 4     
42  20:09 SPO +2 1     
    20:16 LM: 17/11
43  20:18 LEO +4 4     
44  20:22 SPO -1 4    
45  20:26 SPO +1 5     
46  20:26 SPO +3 5     
47  20:27 SPO +0 3 0.5s
48  20:33 SPO +3 4   
49  20:35 SPO +3 5     
50  20:35 SPO +4 5     
51  20:35 SPO +3 5 0.2s   
52  20:36 SPO +2 4
53  20:37 SPO +3 5     
54  20:38 LEO -2 4 1s g
    20:42 LM: 17/10
55  20:44 LEO -2 4     
56  20:50 LEO +3 5     
57  20:50 LEO +4 5     
58  20:53 LEO +2 4     
59  20:54 SPO +2 4     
60  20:59 LEO -2 3 1s g
61  20:59 SPO +3 4     
62  21:00 LEO +3 4 1s
63  21:00 LEO +2 3 1s
    21:04 LM: 17/10      
64  21:06 LEO +2 4
    21:07 bright satellite, N->S. +3, slow    
65  21:07 LEO +3 5    
66  21:08 SPO +2 5
67  21:09 SPO +3 3
    21:09 another satellite, N->S. +2, slow     
68  21:10 SPO +0 3     
69  21:15 LEO +3 4     
    21:15 LM: 17/10
70  21:21 LEO -3 4 g
    21:23 LM: 17/10
71  21:25 LEO +2 4
72  21:25 LEO +4 5
73  21:27 LEO +3 5
74  21:28 LEO +2 4
75  21:30 LIN +2 3
76  21:30 SPO +3 3
77  21:31 LEO +3 5
78  21:32 LEO +1 4
79  21:32 LEO +1 4 0.2s
80  21:34 LEO +4 4 
    21:37 satellite, N->S. +4, fast
    21:37 LM: 17/10
    21:38 satellite, Gem->Tri.+5
81  21:39 SPO +4 3
82  21:39 LEO +1 4
83  21:41 LEO +0 4 g
84  21:43 SPO +4 5
85  21:43 LEO +4 4 
    21:43 LM: 17/10
86  21:44 SPO +4 4
    21:45 end   humidity=100%   temperature=-3 (degree C)  

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