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(meteorobs) Observations 02-25/26-00

     Clear weather and warm temperatures combined for a pleasant if not slow three hours of meteor observing Friday night.
The meteors I did see were all dim, with nothing +2 or brighter!  I had visitors at my site during the final hour, and this caused me to miss plotting a couple of meteors.  A pack of coyotes entertained me with their yips and yaps for the last thirty minutes.  Perhaps the rising moon and the warm weather had them stirred?
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:02-25/26-00
BEGIN: 02:09UT  END 05:12UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W;  32. 24' 45" N   METHOD: Tape
Elev 240 ft  Facing South
3 periods, sky 0% obscured, No breaks

Period 1  02:09 - 03:10 UT  SPO(5) VIR(1)
Dead time =3 min  Teff = 0.97  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 336.807x

Period 2  03:10 - 04:11 UT  SPO(3)DLE(1)
Dead time = 3 min  Teff = 0.97  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 336.850x

Period 3  04:11 - 05:12 UT  SPO(5) VIR(1)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = .98  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 336.892x

Limiting Magnitudes
02:20 UT  (IMO 4)+6.54  (IMO 17)+6.23
02:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 17)+6.30
03:20 UT  (IMO 4)+6.76  (IMO 17)+6.30
03:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 17)+6.30
04:20 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 17)+6.30
04:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 17)+6.23
 

Center FOV - Midperiod (UT)
Period 1  113x +5x
Period 2  127x +5x
Period 3  142x +10x

Showers Observed
VIR(2)   175x   +5x
DLE(1)   168x   +17x
SPO(13)
      Apex        16hr 33min  -21
      Antehelion  11hr 13min  +16

Mag Distribution
Period 1
SPO(5)          +4(2) +5(3)
VIR(1)         +3(1)

Period 2
SPO(3)          +4(3)
DLE(1)                +5(1)

Period 3
SPO(5)    +3(2) +4(1) +5(2)
VIR(1)    +3(1)

Meteor Data
Period 1
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
01  02:29   SPO   +5      3     N/A
02  02:38   VIR   +3      2      2      A
03  02:40   SPO   +4      5      2      B
04  02:46   SPO   +5      2      2      C
05  02:50   SPO   +5      3     N/A
06  02:51   SPO   +4      2      5      D

Period 02
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
07  03:17   SPO   +4      2     N/A
08  03:27   SPO   +4      2      2      E
09  03:52   SPO   +4      3      3      F
10  04:01   DLE   +5      3      1      G

Period 03
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
11  04:17   SPO   +3      3     N/A
12  04:19   SPO   +3      2     N/A
13  04:38   VIR   +3      2      2      H
14  04:48   SPO   +5      2     N/A
15  05:07   SPO   +5      2      2      I
16  05:12   SPO   +4      5     N/A

Accuracy scale(1-5) 1/best 2/good 3/fair 4/poor  5/worst