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(meteorobs) URS before the predicted maximum




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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Dec. 21/22, 2000             BEGIN: 18:04 UT    END: 22:14 UT
OBSERVER: Jin Zhu (ZHUJI)
LOCATION: Long: 117 d 34' 42" East; Lat: 40 d 23' 47" North
Place: Xinglong, Hebei, CHINA       Elevation: 860 m.
RECORDING METHOD: Voice Recorder

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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter

URS ; RA 14h 30m  DEC +76d; 10d
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen;    / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)         FIELD          Teff   F     LM  URS  SPO
18:04-19:26 RA 11h 30m  DEC +75d  1.37  1.00  5.8   3   25
20:50-22:14 RA 11h 30m  DEC +70d  1.40  1.00  5.8   7   26
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TOTALS                            2.77             10   51      (61)
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER   -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL
URS       0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   0   2   6   1   1   0   10  
SPO       0   0   0   0   0   2   1  2   7   9  13  12   5   0   51
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Total     0   0   0   0   0   2   1  2   7  11  19  13   6   0   61
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SKY OBSCURED:

Percentage(%)  Duration (UT)
 0             18:04-19:26
 0             20:50-22:14
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DEAD TIME: NONE
BREAKS: NONE
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

        STAR STAR
TIME    AREA COUNT  LM

18:07    03   09   5.16
18:12    17   11   5.64
18:15    16   06   5.64
18:23    03   11   5.66
18:25    19   06   5.81
18:32    17   12   5.91
18:49    03   12   5.72
19:02    03   13   5.79
19:17    17   12   5.91
19:26    03   12   5.72

20:50    03   12   5.72
20:52    16   08   5.85
20:53    17   12   5.91
21:03    03   12   5.72
21:10    06   08   5.85
21:10    19   06   5.81
21:22    03   12   5.72
21:31    03   11   5.66
21:31    19   05   5.50
21:54    03   11   5.66
22:07    03   11   5.66
22:10    03   10   5.49
22:14    16   05   5.15

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.8

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METEOR DATA:

(see attached Original Records)

VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast

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REMARKS:


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<END OF REPORT>


Original records:

#  TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG SPEED TRAIN(SEC) MEM

  (17:54 SPO +3 3 (Aur) )
  (17:57 SPO )
  (17:58 URS +4 1)
  (17:58 URS +4 1)
  (17:58 URS +4 1)
   18:04 start
         FOV: RA 11h 30m  DEC +75d 
   18:07   LM: 03/09
01 18:10 SPO +2 1
02 18:10 SPO +0 1
   18:12   LM: 17/11
03 18:12 SPO +4 2
  (18:13 SPO faint, fast, not sure)
   18:15   LM: 16/06
04 18:18 URS +3 1
05 18:20 SPO -2 2 2s (40d arc)
  (18:21 URS? not sure)
   18:23   LM: 03/11
   18:25   LM: 19/06
06 18:26 SPO +5 3
07 18:27 SPO +3 4
08 18:27 SPO +4 4 (almost simultaneously with #07, oppsitly parallel)
09 18:28 URS +2 2
   18:32   LM: 17/12
10 18:32 SPO +4 5
11 18:35 SPO +5 5
12 18:44 URS +3 1
13 18:45 SPO +2 2 (Aur)
14 18:47 SPO +4 4
15 18:47 SPO +4 5
   18:49   LM: 03/12
16 18:54 SPO +1 3 curve
17 18:55 SPO +2 3
   19:00 airplane (seen by C. H. Liu first)
  (19:00 SPO seen by C. H. Liu only)
   19:02   LM: 03/13
18 19:02 SPO +2 4
  (19:06 SPO +4 4 arc > 60d; seen by J. W. Wu only)
19 19:06 SPO +5 3
20 19:07 SPO +1 2 curve, similar appearance with #16, yellow?
21 19:08 SPO +5 3
  (19:08 SPO +1 3 seen by J. W. Wu only)
22 19:09 SPO +4 3
23 19:14 SPO +1 2 curve?
  (19:15 SPO +3 3 seen by J. W. Wu only)
  (19:15 SPO +4 3 seen by J. W. Wu only)
24 19:15 SPO +2 5
25 19:17 SPO +4 4
26 19:17 SPO +5 4
   19:17   LM: 17/12
27 19:24 SPO +1 3 1s
28 19:25 SPO +3 3
   19:26   LM: 03/12
   19:26 end

   20:50 start
         FOV: RA 11h 30m  DEC +70d 
   20:50   LM: 03/12
29 20:50 SPO -2 2
   20:52   LM: 16/08
   20:53   LM: 17/12
   20:53 Iriuim -2?? (disappear)
30 20:56 URS +2 2
31 20:56 SPO +0 3 2s (arc > 50d)
32 20:58 SPO +1 3
33 21:01 SPO +3 4
   21:03   LM: 03/12
34 21:09 SPO +4 3
   21:10   LM: 06/08
   21:10   LM: 19/06
  (21:11 SPO +4 2 not sure)
  (21:12 SPO not sure)
35 21:14 SPO +4 4
36 21:20 URS +5 2
   21:22   LM: 03/12
37 21:23 SPO +1 4 0.5s
38 21:23 SPO +2 5
39 21:23 URS +3 1
   21:31   LM: 03/11
   21:31   LM: 19/05
40 21:38 SPO +4 5
41 21:38 SPO +3 2 (arc > 50d)
42 21:39 URS +3 2
43 21:41 SPO +3 5
44 21:42 SPO +4 3
   21:42 airplane (W-->E)
45 21:44 SPO +4 3
46 21:44 SPO +3 4 0.2s
47 21:45 SPO +3 2
48 21:46 SPO +3 4
49 21:47 SPO +3 5
  (21:49 SPO +3 4 only seen by J. W. Wu)
   21:49 airplane (W-->E)
   21:49 satellite +4
50 21:49 SPO -1 5
  (21:49 SPO +5 3 only seen by J. W. Wu)
51 21:52 SPO +3 5
   21:54   LM: 03/11
  (21:54 SPO +4 only seen by J. W. Wu)
52 21:54 SPO +3 3
53 21:55 SPO +2 3
54 21:55 URS +4 2
55 21:57 SPO +3 3
56 21:57 SPO +3 3 (wider in middle? - shuttle-like)
57 22:01 SPO +1 4
58 22:01 URS +3 3
59 22:05 URS +3 1
   22:07   LM: 03/11
60 22:08 SPO +2 5
   22:09 two airplanes (W-->E), 2nd with very long trace
   22:09 satellite (Mir or ISS?) NW-->SE, light variation
61 22:09 SPO +2 5
  (22:10 SPO +4 3 only seen by J. W. Wu)
   22:10   LM: 03/10
   22:14   LM: 16/05
   22:14 end
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