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(meteorobs) A Perfect Evening.

Well, with a beautiful balmy 70F evening, light Kona breeze and
perfectly clear skies, what excuse could a meteor observer come up with
to stay indoors? Zilch.

My reward - a pretty good mix of meteors. While the sporadics (4) were
still #1, the southern radiants DVE/CAN came in a surprising second,
beating out the anthelion radiants. It was an even split between DCA and
Virginids, at one each. A mag 2 CAN was the highlight of the session. It
was a slow 15° path meteor in the northern sky, near polaris. It took
some effort to trace its trajectory back over 130° of sky to the radiant
in the SE!

Another surprise, I actually saw the Gegenschein from my backyard with
LM=6.2! I didnt think I could see it under such conditions, but there it
was - a 4x6° glob just SE of the Beehive.

So, the lesson to learn is - just go out and observe! You will always be
surprised and amazed what the heavens will show you.

Mike.

REPORT FOLLOWS:
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OBS: Mike Linnolt (LINMI)
DATE: Jan. 31, 2000
TIME: 0657 - 0801 UT (8:57pm - 10:01pm HST Jan 30/31)
LOC: Haiku, Maui, HI (20° 54' N, 156° 18m W)
ELEV: 250m
Conditions: Clear. Temp 70F. RH 80%. Winds very light.
METHOD: Paper


Observing Periods Summary:
==========================

# Period(UT) FOV       Teff   F    LM      DCA  DVE  CAN  VIR  SPO
  ---------- ---       ----   -    ---     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
1 0657-0801  08h +10   1.03  1.00  6.2      1    2    1    1    4


Periods Detail:
===============

Period #1:
----------

Mag->_-3___-2___-1____0___+1___+2___+3___+4___+5___+6
-------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
DCA:...........................................1..... = 1
DVE:.................................1.........1..... = 2
CAN:............................1.................... = 1
VIR:...........................................1..... = 1
SPO:.......................1.........1....1....1..... = 4

DEAD TIME: 2 min

Note: One slow CAN appeared in northern sky, near polaris,
at beginning of period. A "grazer", since radiant low in SE.

END OF REPORT.
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