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(meteorobs) Obsv. 2001 Jan. 04/05 (ZHUJI)
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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Jan. 04/05, 2001 BEGIN: 21:01 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
QUA ; RA 15h 20m DEC +49d;
COM ; RA 12h 40m DEC +20d;
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM QUA COM SPO
21:01-22:14 RA 13h 20m DEC +55d 1.12 1.05 6.2 4 5 29
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TOTALS 1.12 1.05 6.2 4 5 29 (33)
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 TOTAL
QUA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
COM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 10
SPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 6 5 0 19
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Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 9 9 5 0 33
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SKY OBSCURED:
Percentage(%) Duration (UT)
5 21:01-22:14
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DEAD TIME: 22:05-22:11.
BREAKS: NONE
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
STAR STAR
TIME AREA COUNT LM
21:07 16 11 6.42
21:12 19 9 6.40
21:18 03 11 5.66
21:26 16 11 6.42
21:40 16 10 6.11
21:41 19 7 6.20
21:44 03 11 5.66
21:52 16 10 6.11
21:55 19 7 6.20
22:04 19 6 5.81
22:14 16 9 5.88
22:14 19 5 5.50
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.2
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METEOR DATA:
(see Original Records)
VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:
The weather was even better than previous two nights but the meteors
were obviously less.
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<END OF REPORT>
Original records:
# TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG SPEED TRAIN(SEC) MEM
21:01 start
21:01 FOV: RA 13h 20m DEC +55d
showers: QUA (15:20, +49); COM (12:40, +20)
001 21:01 SPO +5 2
002 21:01 SPO +5 2
21:04 airplane or satellite? (flash suddenly)
003 21:06 COM +1 3
21:07 LM: 16/11
004 21:08 SPO +2 4
005 21:08 COM +2 4
21:08 satellite +5 S-->N
006 21:09 SPO +4 5
007 21:09 COM +3 5
008 21:10 QUA +4 3
21:12 LM: 19/9
21:15 satellite? several flashes E
009 21:16 SPO +4 5
21:18 LM: 03/11
010 21:19 COM +0 4
011 21:23 QUA +4 4
21:23 satellite +5 NW-->SE
012 21:24 SPO +4 5
013 21:24 SPO +4 4
21:26 LM: 16/11
21:27 airplane W-->E
014 21:30 SPO +3 3
015 21:31 SPO +1 3 1s
21:32 Iridium satellite? +6 brighten to +2 W-->E
016 21:33 SPO +3 4 0.5s
017 21:33 SPO +5 5
21:34 airplane W-->E
018 21:34 COM +3 4
21:37 satellite S-->N +4
21:38 satellite NW-->SE +5
019 21:39 COM +1 4 1s
21:40 LM: 16/10
21:41 LM: 19/7
020 21:43 SPO +3 3
21:44 LM: 03/11
021 21:45 SPO +4 3
022 21:46 QUA +1 3
023 21:49 SPO +3 3
024 21:49 SPO +4 2 very long arc w
21:52 LM: 16/10
025 21:54 SPO +5 2 very long arc w
026 21:54 COM +4 4
21:55 LM: 19/7
21:59 Iridium satellite N-->S brighten to -6
027 22:04 COM +3 4
22:04 LM: 19/6
028 22:04 QUA +2 1 very short arc
029 22:05 COM +3 4 possible SPO
030 22:05 SPO +1 4 1s
22:05-22:11 recorder problem
031 22:11 SPO +3 5
032 22:12 COM +0 4
033 22:12 SPO +5 5 possible COM
22:14 LM: 16/9
22:14 LM: 19/5
22:14 end
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Jin Zhu | Tel.: +86-10-62751286 (O)
Beijing Astronomical Observatory | +86-314-5520267 (Schmidt dome)
Chinese Academy of Sciences | Pager: +86-10-96301682333
P. R. China | Fax : +86-10-62765031
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Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. CHINA.
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