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(meteorobs) Observation Oct 28/29
Hi All!
I observed from Smartno, a site about 7 km from my home. As
soon as I got out of the house I saw a -2 Taurid that shot through
Orion. Not to miss any similar meteors I arrived to my observing
place quickly.
Observing conditions were not great as the skies were hazy most
of the session. Thus, LMs were in the +6.3-6.4 range throughout
the session.
The first period started with many meteors, 6 were recorded in the
first nine minutes. Orionid ZHR was around 6/hour while combined
Taurid rates were 5/hour. Best meteors of this period were a -2
mag sporadic shooting throough Ursa Major and an orange -0.5
magnitude NTA.
The second period was more active still. It produced 6 ORI and 4
TAU along with 15 sporadics! Five negative-magnitude meteors
were recorded but the one I liked the most was an orange +1.5
magnitude NTA sparkling through Monoceros.
In the last hour haze cleared somewhat but the meteors were faint
and rare. Only 12 meteors were recorded during the last period,
brightest being a +1 northern apex meteor.
Nevertheless it was a great night with lots of bright meteors! I hope
to have a similar one soon!
The summary:
Period (UT) Teff LM F ORI NTA STA Spor
22:51-23:55 1.03 6.35 1.00 3 3 1 9
23:55-01:03 1.08 6.34 1.00 6 2 2 15
01:08-02:20 1.17 6.44 1.00 1 1 1 9
Magnitude distribution:
ORI: -1(1) 0(0.5) +1(3) +2(1.5) +3(1.5) +4(2) +5(0.5)
NTA: -2(1) -1(0.5) 0(0.5) +1(1) +2(1.5) +3(0.5) +4(1)
STA: -1(1) 0(0) +1(0.5) +2(1.5) +3(0) +4(1)
Spor: -2(1) -1(1.5) 0(1) +1(3) +2(5.5) +3(10) +4(7) +5(4)
Clear skies!
Javor.
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