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(meteorobs) Observations 02-26/27-00

 
      I went back out on the 26/27 for a second consecutive night of observing.  The sky was noticeably brighter, and my LM suffered just a bit, as it averaged about 6.30, but continued to drop slowly throughout the session until the middle of the third (scheduled) period when altocumulus-type clouds took completely over.  I was forced to add the usable portion of period three back into period two.  I thus had about 2.61 usable hrs of clear teff.
    Again,the number of faint meteors was high, but I did have a few brighter meteors.  The VIR's were competely absent (from my plots, anyway) but the DLE rates were better, with three plotted.  A fine, bright (0) foreshortened DLE appeared within the body of Leo near the star 42 Leo -- perfectly easy to identify without cord or plot!
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:02-26/27-00
BEGIN: 03:33UT  END06:17UT  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  03:33 - 04:34 UT  SPO(4) DLE(1)
Dead time =2 min  Teff = 0.98  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 337.871x

Period 2  04:34 - 06:17 UT  SPO(8) DLE(2)
Dead time = 5 min  Teff = 1.63  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 337.928x

Limiting Magnitudes
03:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 9)+6.27
04:25 UT  (IMO 4)+6.54  (IMO 9)+6.31
04:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.47  (IMO 9)+6.27
05:20 UT  (IMO 4)+6.44  (IMO 9)+6.27
05:50 UT  (IMO 4)+6.20  (IMO 9)+6.27
06:15 UT  (IMO 4)+6.20  (IMO 9)+6.27
 

Center FOV - Midperiod (UT)
Period 1  133x +10x
Period 2  155x +12x
 

Showers Observed
VIR(0)   176x   +05x
DLE(3)   169x   +16x
SPO(12)

      Apex       16hr 37min  -21
      Antehelion 11hr 17min  +13

Mag Distribution
Period 1
SPO(4)         +1(1) +2(1)             +5(1) +6(1)
DLE(1)                                 +5(1)

Period 2
DLE(2)     0(1)            +3(1)
SPO(8)     0(1)      +2(2) +3(2) +4(1) +5(2)

Meteor Data
Period 1
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
01  03:47   SPO   +6      2     N/A
02  04:15   DLE   +5      2      2      AA
03  04:19   SPO   +2      2     N/A
04  04:24   SPO   +1      2      3      AB
05  04:30   SPO   +5      2     N/A

Period 02
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
06  04:43   SPO   +2      5      2      AC
07  04:45   SPO    0      2      1      ACA  long path
08  05:13   DLE    0      1      1      AD
09  05:30   SPO   +5      2     N/A
10  05:42   SPO   +4      3      3      AE
11  05:52   SPO   +5      2     N/A
12  05:59   SPO   +3      3     N/A
13  06:03   SPO   +2      2      2      AF
14  06:04   SPO   +3      2
15  06:07   DLE   +3      2      2      AH

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