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(meteorobs) Persids Aug. 12/13 2001 (Ju Zhu)



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CMON VISUAL OBSERVATION FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Aug. 12/13, 2001
BEGIN: 14:31  UT
END: 16:06  UT
OBSERVER: Ju Zhu
LOCATION: Long: 117d 34' 42" East; Lat: 40d 23' 47" North; Elevation: 860m.
Place: Xinglong, Hebei, CHINA
RECORDING METHOD: digital recorder
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter

PER ; RA 03h 04m,  DEC +58 deg.;
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen;    / = shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)         FIELD          Teff   F       LM      PER   SPO
14:31-16:06  RA 20h40m DEC +45d   1.20   1.1     5.4      39    16
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TOTALS                            1.20                    39    16
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER   -8  -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  TOTAL
PER       1   0   0   0   0   7   5   4  3   1   3   7   7   1    39
SPO       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  0   2   4   4   6   0    16
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Total     1   0   0   0   0   7   5   4  3   3   7  11  13   1    55
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Duration (UT)   Percentage(%)

14:31-16:06         10
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DEAD TIME: NONE
BREAKS: 15:06-15:07, 15:11-15:30, 15:38-15:40, 15:46-15:47.
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

          STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM
14:33       14       8        5.06
14:39       14       9        5.39
14:54       14       9        5.39
15:08       14       9        5.39
15:32       14       9        5.39
15:45       14       9        5.39

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 5.4
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original records:

#  TIME(UT) SHOWER  MAG  VEL.  TRAIN  COLOR  MAP  ACCURACY  MEM
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   14:31   start
01 14:32     PER    -3    3
02 14:32     PER    -1    3
03 14:33     PER    +3    4
   14:33   LM: #14/08
   14:39   LM: #14/09
04 14:41     SPO    +4    2
05 14:42     SPO    +4    3
06 14:43     PER    -1    3    0.5 s
07 14:45     PER    +2    3
08 14:45     SPO    +2    0
09 14:46     PER    -2    3
10 14:47     PER    +1    3
11 14:50     PER    -3    3
12 14:51     PER    +4    4
13 14:54     PER    +4    4
14 14:54     SPO    +2    3
   14:54   LM: #14/09
15 14:57     PER    -3    3
16 14:57     PER    +4    3
17 14:58     PER    +0    4
18 15:00     PER    +3    3
19 15:00     PER    +0    4
20 15:00     PER    +3    4
21 15:00     PER    -2    4
22 15:00     PER    -1    4
23 15:03     PER    +2    3
24 15:03     SPO    +3    3
25 15:05     PER    -2    3    0.2 s
26 15:05     PER    -1    4
27 15:05     PER    +0    3
   15:06   recorder failure
28 15:07     PER    +5    4
   15:07   recorder failure
   15:08   LM: #14/09
29 15:10     PER    +4    3
   15:11   break
   15:31   resume observation
   15:32   LM: #14/09
30 15:32     PER    +3    3
31 15:32     PER    +3    3
32 15:33     PER    +3    3
33 15:33     PER    +4    3
34 15:35     PER    -3    4
35 15:37     PER    +3    3
36 15:37     SPO    +3    3
37 15:38     SPO    +2    2
   15:39   recorder failure    at least two meteors failed to recorded
38 15:41     PER    -8    4    3 s  green, sparkle at end
39 15:41     PER    -2    5
40 15:42     SPO    +1    3
41 15:45     SPO    +1    3
   15:45   LM: #14/09
   15:46   break
   15:48   resume
42 15:48     PER    +2    2
43 15:48     SPO    +4    4
44 15:54     SPO    +4    3
45 15:56     SPO    +2    3
46 15:58     PER    -2    3
47 15:58     PER    -3    4     fuzzy
48 15:58     PER    -3    3
49 16:00     PER    +4    3
50 16:00     PER    -3    3
51 16:01     SPO    +3    4
52 16:02     SPO    +4    4
53 16:04     SPO    +3    3
54 16:04     PER    +4    3
55 16:05     SPO    +4    3
   16:06   end

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

Report was recorded and compiled with help of Jin Zhu.
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<END OF REPORT>

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Jin Zhu                             | Tel.:  +86-10-62751286 (O)
National Astronomical Observatories |        +86-314-5520267 (Schmidt dome)
Chinese Academy of Sciences         | Pager: +86-10-96301682333
P. R. China                         | Fax :  +86-10-62765031
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