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(meteorobs) IMO Shower Circ: eta-Aquarids 2000 (II)




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From: Rainer Arlt <rarlt@aipdot de>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 10:35:13 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: [IMO-News] IMO Shower Circ: eta-Aquarids 2000 (II)

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            I M O   S h o w e r   C i r c u l a r
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                   Eta-AQUARIDS 2000 -- II


The large number of observing reports coming in after the
first Shower Circular about the eta-Aquarids allowed an
update of the activity graph. The shower appears to exhibit
a period of about three days with ZHRs above 50. The data
set does not allow to conclude about the fluctuations; yet
the broad maximum and the maximum ZHR of ~60 are a clear
result of this preliminary compilation based on the reports
of the following observer:

ATAJU   Jure Atanackov (Slovenia)
BUCAN   Andreas Buchmann (Switzerland)
CERJA   Jakub Cerny (Czech Republic)
COOTI   Tim Cooper (South Africa)
DAVMA   Mark Davis (USA)
DIAAS   Asdai Diaz Rodriguez (Cuba)
HOLDA   David Holman (USA)
JOHCA   Carl Johannink (the Netherlands)
KONKH   Khalil Konsul (Jordan)
KOUWE   Wen Kou (China)
LANMA   Marco Langbroek (the Netherlands)
LINMI   Mike Linnolt (USA)
MARAD   Adam Marsh (Australia)
MARPI   Pierre Martin (Canada)
MATMI   Michael Matiazzo (Australia)
MCLAL   Alex M'clintock (Spain)
MISKO   Koen Miskotte (the Netherlands)
MOLSI   Sirko Molau (Germany, from Jordan)
MOSSC   Scott Moser (USA)
MOTER   Erick Mota Perez (Cuba)
NATSV   Sven Nather (Germany, from Morocco)
NITMI   Mirko Nitschke (Germany, from Jordan)
TELKH   Khaled M. Tell (Jordan)
YOUKI   Kim Youmans (USA)

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Date   Time (UT)  Sol.  nETA  nObs <ZHR> +-
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Apr 29   1800    39.71    1    2     2.4 1.7
Apr 30   1740    40.67   18    4    18   4.1
Apr 01   2210    41.82   34    5    28   4.6
Apr 03   0050    42.90   33    4    36   6.1
Apr 04   0520    44.05   15    4    36   8.9
Apr 04   1820    44.58   17    5    54  13
Apr 05   0040    44.84   64    8    65   8.0
Apr 05   1330    45.35   86    6    48   5.2
Apr 06   0140    45.84  105   11    56   5.4
Apr 06   0840    46.13   35    7    35   5.9
Apr 06   1610    46.43  119    6    51   4.7
Apr 07   0630    47.01   61    8    38   4.8
Apr 08   0630    47.98   57    4    60   7.8
Apr 10   0210    49.73   23    4    24   5.0
Apr 11   0120    50.67    4    2    26  12
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Solar longitudes refer to equinox J2000. Average times are given with
10-minute accuracy though often refer to many hours coverage. The
average ZHR was computed by <ZHR> = sum n / sum(Teff/C) where Teff is
the effective observing time, C is the total correction according to
limiting magnitude, possible field obstruction and radiant elevation
as sin(hR). The ZHR refers to a limiting magnitude of +6.5 and a
radiant elevation of 90 degrees. nETA is the number eta-Aquarids seen,
nObs is the number of observing periods contributing to the average;
the number of individual observers is smaller in most of the cases.

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Rainer Arlt, 2000 May 18

Visual Commission - International Meteor Organization -- www.imodot net

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