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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE:03-23/24-00
BEGIN: 00:44UT END 03:14UT LOCATION: Treutlen
Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N METHOD: Tape
Elev 240 ft Facing East
2 periods, sky 0% obscured, No breaks
Period 1 00:44 - 01:44 UT SPO(3)
Dead time =2 min Teff = 0.97 F= 1.00
SolarLong. 003.711x Avg LM = 6.30
Period 1 01:44 - 03:14 UT SPO(8)
Dead time =5 min Teff = 1.42 F= 1.00
SolarLong. 003.762x Avg LM = 6.49
Limiting Magnitudes
01:04 UT (IMO 4)+6.47 (IMO 17)+6.09
01:31 UT (IMO 4)+6.54 (IMO 17)+6.09
02:02 UT (IMO 4)+6.54 (IMO 3)+6.35
03:00 UT (IMO 4)+6.67 (IMO 3)+6.41
Center FOV - Midperiod (UT)
Period 1 9hrs 50min +25
Period 2 10hrs 30min +34
Showers Observed
VIR(1) 192x -2x
SPO(10)
Anti-apex 6hr 17min +24
Mag Distribution
Period 1
SPO(3) -3(1) +3(1) +4(1)
Period 2
SPO(7) +1(1) +2(1) +5(5)
VIR(1) +2(1)
Meteor Data
Period 1
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy Meteor ID
01 00:49 SPO -3
1 1
A see remarks
02 00:50 SPO +4
2 N/A
03 01:15 SPO +3
2 3
B
Period 2
(Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed, Accuracy
04 01:58 SPO +5
2 1
C antiapex
05 02:11 SPO +5
3 2
D
06 02:22 VIR +2
3 1
E
07 02:28 SPO +2
3 2
F
08 02:34 SPO +5
2 1
G
09 02:37 SPO +1
3 1
H 1 sec train
10 02:48 SPO +5
2 2
I
11 03:08 SPO +5
2 1
J
Remarks: Meteor 1 was a -3 fireball with an intense blue/aqua
color, <1 sec train
and extremely short path length of perhaps only 1/2 to 1 degree.
Accuracy scale(1-3) 1/best 2/medium 3/worst