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(meteorobs) Re: NWM Quadrantid rate detail Florida
2001 January 3 UT (January 2/3 night)
Norman McLeod
lat 26.5N, long 81.5W, elevation 6 meters
facing east at elevation 70 degrees, no breaks taken
only Quadrantids and sporadics recorded
UT times, Teff, LM, QUA, SPOR, TOTAL
833-855 UT 0.37 7.3 2 QUA 6 SPOR 8 TOTAL
855-908 UT 0.22 7.3 3 QUA 1 SPOR 4 TOTAL
908-926 UT 0.30 7.3 7 QUA 1 SPOR 8 TOTAL
926-936 UT 0.17 7.3 10 QUA 1 SPOR 11 TOTAL
936-946 UT 0.17 7.3 8 QUA 0 SPOR 8 TOTAL
946-956 UT 0.17 7.3 1 QUA 1 SPOR 2 TOTAL
956-1006 UT 0.17 7.3 4 QUA 1 SPOR 5 TOTAL
1006-1016 UT 0.17 7.3 3 QUA 0 SPOR 3 TOTAL
1016-1026 UT 0.17 7.3 8 QUA 1 SPOR 9 TOTAL
1026-1036 UT 0.17 7.3 2 QUA 3 SPOR 5 TOTAL
1036-1046 UT 0.17 7.3 2 QUA 0 SPOR 2 TOTAL
1046-1056 UT 0.17 7.3 2 QUA 0 SPOR 2 TOTAL
1056-1106 UT 0.17 7.3 5 QUA 0 SPOR 5 TOTAL
1106-1112 UT 0.10 7.3 4 QUA 1 SPOR 5 TOTAL
MAGNITUDES:
QUA : -5(1) -4(0) -3(1) -2(1) -1(1) 0(7) +1(4 ) +2(10) +3(8)
+4(13) +5(12) +6(3) TOTAL 61 AVERAGE:+2.74
SPO : -2(0) -1(0) 0(3) +1(2) +2(2) +3(3) +4(1) +5(2) +6(3) TOTAL
16 AVERAGE:+2.94
Data template courtesy of Bob Lunsford. Just before 930 UT Quadrantid rates
started increasing rapidly, just as in 1997. But it didn't last. After 945
UT not much more was seen except for a brief spurt around 1020 UT. I
observed for 8 extra minutes into twilight with LM falling below 7.3 and saw
only 4 more Quads. Sporadics started off very well for a short time but
remained dull the rest of the night. After the -5m Quad was seen at 917 UT
I didn't see another meteor for 10 minutes. It does appear that Quad rates
increased again after I finished, but probably to levels no higher than my
best short period, knowing that Bob sees rates at least 1.5X mine.
Temperature about 35oF.
Norman
Norman W. McLeod III
Staff Advisor
American Meteor Society
Fort Myers, Florida
nmcleod@peganet.com
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