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(meteorobs) XBO 000205/06 observation from China




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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Feb. 05/06, 2000                BEGIN: 19:00 UT    END: 21:33 UT
OBSERVER: Jin Zhu (ZHUJI)
LOCATION: Long: 117 d 34' 42" East; Lat: 40 d 23' 47" North
Place: Xinglong, Hebei, CHINA       Elevation: 860 m.
RECORDING METHOD: paper/pencil; talking clock

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

XBO ; RA 14h 08m  DEC +12 deg.; 
VIR ; RA 10h 40m  DEC +14 deg.; 

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

PERIOD(UT)  FIELD   Teff   F     LM   XBO   VIR   SPO
19:00-20:15 S,70    1.25   1.05  6.0   4     1    15
20:16-21:33 S,80    1.28   1.05  6.0   2     2    27
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TOTALS              2.53   1.05  6.0   6     3    42

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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER   -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL
XBO       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  2   1   1   0   2   0   0    6
VIR       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   1   0   2   0   0   0    3
SPO       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   8   8  14   9   3   0   42
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Total     0   0   0   0   0   0   0  2  10   9  16  11   3   0   51
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SKY OBSCURED:
      __5__%  
FROM: 19:00 UT
  TO: 21:33 UT

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DEAD TIME: None
BREAKS: None
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

          STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM

19:02      09        14       6.0
19:12      09        15       6.0
19:27      09        15       6.0
19:48      09        15       6.0
20:01      09        15       6.0
20:22      09        16       6.0
20:40      09        15       6.0
21:00      09        15       6.0
21:15      09        16       6.0
21:32      09        15       6.0

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.0

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METEOR DATA:

#  TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG SPEED TRAIN(SEC) MEM
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01 19:03    XBO    +4  3
02 19:06    SPO    +3  5
03 19:08    SPO    +4  3
04 19:12    SPO    +1  2     1s         upward
05 19:19    SPO    +4  1
06 19:22    SPO    +5  2
07 19:22    SPO    +3  2
08 19:31    XBO    +0  3     0.5s
09 19:40    XBO    +1  4     0.5s
10 19:45    SPO    +1  1
11 19:47    SPO    +2  3
12 19:51    SPO    +3  3
13 19:54    XBO    +0  3     1s
14 20:03    SPO    +3  4                possible XBO
15 20:08    SPO    +3  3
16 20:08    SPO    +1  4     1s
17 20:09    SPO    +2  3
18 20:09    SPO    +1  3
19 20:10    VIR    +3  4
20 20:14    SPO    +3  4
21 20:16    SPO    +4  4
22 20:16    SPO    +4  5
23 20:18    VIR    +1  4
24 20:20    SPO    +2  5
25 20:23    SPO    +3  4
26 20:26    SPO    +2  2     1s
27 20:38    SPO    +1  4
28 20:43    SPO    +2  1                flash? short arc near edge of field
29 20:47    SPO    +4  1
30 20:50    SPO    +3  3
31 20:51    SPO    +2  4
32 20:57    SPO    +3  2
33 20:58    SPO    +4  4
34 20:58    SPO    +4  4
35 21:02    SPO    +5  2
36 21:04    SPO    +1  3     0.5s       from NJAA XBO radiant?
37 21:04    XBO    +2  4
38 21:07    SPO    +3  5
39 21:07    XBO    +4  2
40 21:07    SPO    +3  5
41 21:08    VIR    +3  4
42 21:11    SPO    +3  3
43 21:14    SPO    +2  3
44 21:17    SPO    +3  5     2s         near field center, no meteor but train?
45 21:19    SPO    +1  5
46 21:23    SPO    +5  4                from NJAA XBO radiant?
47 21:25    SPO    +1  5
48 21:26    SPO    +3  3
49 21:27    SPO    +2  5                short arc. VIR? (too fast for VIR?)
50 21:30    SPO    +4  5                VIR?
51 21:32    SPO    +4  3

VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

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REMARKS:

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<END OF REPORT>


Original records:


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

   03:00 start
   000205/06
   FOV: S, 70.
   SKY OBSCURED: 5% (dome etc.)
   showers: XBO, VIR
   03:02  LM: 09/14
01 03:03    XBO    +4  3
02 03:06    SPO    +3  5
03 03:08    SPO    +4  3
   03:12  LM: 09/15
04 03:12    SPO    +1  2     1s         upward
05 03:19    SPO    +4  1
06 03:22    SPO    +5  2
07 03:22    SPO    +3  2
   03:27  LM: 09/15
08 03:31    XBO    +0  3     0.5s
   03:39                                airplane in west (N->S)
09 03:40    XBO    +1  4     0.5s
10 03:45    SPO    +1  1
11 03:47    SPO    +2  3
   03:48  LM: 09/15
12 03:51    SPO    +3  3
13 03:54    XBO    +0  3     1s
   04:01  LM: 09/15
14 04:03    SPO    +3  4                possible XBO
15 04:08    SPO    +3  3
16 04:08    SPO    +1  4     1s
17 04:09    SPO    +2  3
18 04:09    SPO    +1  3
19 04:10    VIR    +3  4
20 04:14    SPO    +3  4
21 04:16    SPO    +4  4
22 04:16    SPO    +4  5
23 04:18    VIR    +1  4
24 04:20    SPO    +2  5
   04:22  LM: 09/16
25 04:23    SPO    +3  4
26 04:26    SPO    +2  2     1s
27 04:38    SPO    +1  4
   04:40  LM: 09/15
28 04:43    SPO    +2  1                flash? short arc near edge of field
   04:45  satellite +4                  pass over Alpha Bootis! N-->S
29 04:47    SPO    +4  1
30 04:50    SPO    +3  3
31 04:51    SPO    +2  4
32 04:57    SPO    +3  2
33 04:58    SPO    +4  4
34 04:58    SPO    +4  4
   05:00  LM: 09/15
35 05:02    SPO    +5  2
36 05:04    SPO    +1  3     0.5s       from NJAA XBO radiant?
37 05:04    XBO    +2  4
38 05:07    SPO    +3  5
39 05:07    XBO    +4  2
40 05:07    SPO    +3  5
41 05:08    VIR    +3  4
   05:09  airplane noisy for minutes
42 05:11    SPO    +3  3
43 05:14    SPO    +2  3
   05:15  LM: 09/16
44 05:17    SPO    +3  5     2s         near field center, no meteor but train?
45 05:19    SPO    +1  5
   05:21  satellite +4                  S-->N
46 05:23    SPO    +5  4                from NJAA XBO radiant?
47 05:25    SPO    +1  5
48 05:26    SPO    +3  3
49 05:27    SPO    +2  5                short arc. VIR? (too fast for VIR?)
50 05:30    SPO    +4  5                VIR?
   05:32  LM: 09/15
51 05:32    SPO    +4  3
   05:33  airplane                      east; with big noisy
   05:33 end  humidity=45%  temperature=-8 (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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