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(meteorobs) Observation 02/29 03/01 --00



I returned to my site for another three hours of observing this morning.  All-in-all it
was rather typical compared with the last two sessions, though the final hour saw only two
sporadics.  Most remarkable was the appearance of three VIR's within the second period, though
no others were plotted.  A single DLE appeared during the first period, and that was it for the
Delta Leonids this morning.
     My LM's began with very dark skies, with a single reading of 6.78 at 04:30UT, then they
began dropping almost imperceptably until my final average around 6.40.  Either a patch of very
clear, dry air passed over me during the first period, or my rhodopsin levels were high at that
time!
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:02-29/03-01 00
BEGIN: 03:44UT  END 6:48UT  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  03:44 - 4:45 UT  SPO(5) DLE(1)
Dead time =3 min  Teff = 0.97  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 340.892x

Period 2  04:45 - 05:47 UT  SPO(4) VIR(3)
Dead time = 4 min  Teff = 0.97  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 340.935x

Period 3  05:47 - 06:48 UT  SPO(2)
Dead time = 2 min  Teff = 0.98  F= 1.00
SolarLong. 340.977x

Limiting Magnitudes
04:00 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 9)+6.52
04:30 UT  (IMO 4)+6.67  (IMO 9)+6.78
05:00 UT  (IMO 4)+6.54  (IMO 9)+6.64
05:30 UT  (IMO 3)+6.49  (IMO 9)+6.64
06:00 UT  (IMO 3)+6.41  (IMO 9)+6.61
06:30 UT  (IMO 3)+6.35  (IMO 9)+6.43
 

Center FOV - Midperiod (UT)
Period 1  145x +12x
Period 2  161x +13x
Period 3  177x +14x

Showers Observed
VIR(3)   178x   +4x
DLE(1)   171x   +15x
SPO(11)
Antehelion  11hr 13min  +4X

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

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

Period 3
SPO(2)                          +5(2)

Meteor Data
Period 1
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
01  03:50   SPO   +3      2      2      BA
02  03:59   DLE   +2      2      3      BB
03  04:15   SPO   +2      2      1      BC
04  04:23   SPO   +5      3      1      BD
05  04:40   SPO   +3      3      2      BE
06  04:42   SPO   +5      2      4      BF

Period 02
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
07  05:12   SPO   +4      2      3      BG
08  05:19   SPO   +5      3      2      BH
09  05:23   SPO   +4      3      3      BI
10  05:26   DLE   +1      2      1      BJ
11  05:31   SPO   +5      2      2      BK
12  05:39   SPO   +2      2      3      BL
13  05:41   VIR   +3      3      2      BM

Period 03
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy/plot #)
14  06:15   SPO   +5      2      3      BN
15  06:20   SPO   +5      2      2      BO

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