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(meteorobs) Nov/Dec Observations

      For what it's worth, here are three sessions I had earlier this month and late November.  The first two sessions were ended after only one period due to encroaching, heavy fog.  The third session had been planned for three hours, but the arrival of visitors at my site, and the resulting loss of  focus, forced me to throw out the third hour.  It became a casual meteor watch -- no harm in that!
     In fact, I also observed casually with my cousin, Steve Page of Hilton Head, down for the holidays over Thanksgiving, and had an excellent night, given it was well before midnight...in 90 minutes we saw about 25 meteors -- not bad for an early saturday evening!
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  11-28/29-99
BEGIN 1:25UT  END 02:30UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft
Facing South
1 period, sky 0% obscured, No breaks
Period 1  1:25-2:27UT  SPO(8)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.00

Limiting Magnitudes
02:00 UT  (IMO 6)+6.60  (IMO 18)+6.52
02:30 UT  (IMO 6)+6.50  (IMO 18)+6.52

Center FOV (UT)
 01:25  1hr           +10
 02:30  2hr           +18
 
Showers Observed
SPO

Mag Distribution
SPO(08)  +2(1)  +3(2)  +4(4)  +5(1)

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  01:38   SPO   +5  3
02  01:53   SPO   +3  4
03  01:56   SPO   +2  2
04  02:03   SPO   +4  2
05  02:13   SPO   +4  4
06  02:19   SPO   +4  4
07  02:21   SPO   +3  1
08  02:23   SPO   +4  4

Remarks:  Session ended after 1 period due to  fog.
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  11-30 12/01 -99
BEGIN:01:56UT  END 03:00UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape    Elev 240 ft
Facing South
1 period, sky 0% obscured, No breaks
Period 1  6:52-7:56UT  SPO(5) XOR(1)
Dead time = 3 min  Teff = 1.01

Limiting Magnitudes
06:12 UT  (IMO 6)+6.50  (IMO 18)+6.52
06:45 UT  (IMO 2)+6.45  (IMO 18)+6.52

Showers Observed
XOR   80 +23   Radiant determined using IMO visual plot
SPO

Center FOV (UT)
 01:57  1hr40min     +15
 03:00  2hr30min     +08
 
Mag Distribution
SPO(05)   0(2)  +4(1) +5(1)
XOR(1)   -1(1)

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  02:08   SPO    0  1  2 sec train
02  02:16   SPO   +5  2
03  02:31   SPO   +5  2
04  02:36   XOR   -1  2
05  02:45   SPO   +4  5
06  02:50   SPO   +4  3
 
Fog moved in from the east again (a low, wet-weather area) so I ended the session
once again after one period.
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:  12-03/04-99
BEGIN:05:35UT  END 07:55UT  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  7:44-8:47UT  SPO(8) NTA(2) STA(3)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.00
Period 2  8:47-9:49UT  SPO(8) STA(1) NTA(1)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 1.00

Limiting Magnitudes
06:00 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 8)+6.36
06:30UT   (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 8)+6.36
07:00 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 8)+6.36
07:30 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 8)+6.36

Center FOV (UT)
 07:40  6hr           +08
 08:55  6hr55min      +12
 09:50  8hr           +18

Showers Observed
SPO
XOR  5hr 33  +23

Mag Distribution
SPO(24)  0(2)  +1(4)  +2(2)  +3(5)  +4(7)  +5(4)
XOR(3)  -1(1)  +1(1)         +3(1)

Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
01  05:39   SPO   +3  2  train
02  05:42   SPO   +5  5
03  05:48   XOR   +3  2
04  05:54   SPO   +4  5
05  05:55   XOR   +1  2
06  05:57   SPO   +4  5
07  06:01   SPO   +3  3
08  06:06   SPO   +2  3
09  06:07   SPO    0  5  1 sec train
10  06:22   SPO   +1  2
11  06:30   SPO   +2  5  train
12  06:33   SPO   +5  3

Period 2 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
13  06:49   SPO   +1  3  train (twin)
14  06:49   SPO   +1  3  train (twin)
15  06:54   SPO   +4  2
16  06:56   SPO    0  1  3 sec duration; nebulous
17  06:58   SPO   +3  4
18  07:02   SPO   +1  5  .5 sec wake
19  07:05   SPO   +5  3  long path
20  07:10   XOR   -1  2  1 sec train
21  07:11   SPO   +5  2  very brief
22  07:18   SPO   +4  3
23  07:24   SPO   +3  3
24  07:25   SPO   +3  5
25  07:38   SPO   +4  2
26  07:38   SPO   +4  3
27  07:51   SPO   +4  5