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(meteorobs) Perseids from China [5] -- A -10 fireball again
On the top of the Mountain Wuling, 2118 metres above the sea-level; good
conditions but a little fog.
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CMON VISUAL OBSERVATION FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Aug. 13/14, 2001
BEGIN: 13:17 UT
END: 13:45 UT
OBSERVER: Huan Meng IMO code: MENHU
LOCATION: Long: 117d 34' East; Lat: 40d 23' North; Elevation: 2118 m.
Place: (Moutain Wuling), Xinglong, Hebei, CHINA
RECORDING METHOD: tape recorder
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter
PER RA 03h 20m DEC +58 deg.;
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM PER SPO
13:17-13:45 RA 18h40m DEC +40 deg 0.45 1.05 5.4 3 7
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TOTALS 0.45 3 7
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 TOTAL
PER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
SPO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
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Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 10
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SKY OBSCURED:
Duration (UT) Percentage(%)
13:17-13:45 5
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DEAD TIME: None
BREAKS: (To see the original records below)
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
STAR STAR
TIME AREA COUNT LM
13:17 14 8 5.06
13:20 13 6 4.98
13:25 13 7 5.42
13:31 4 6 5.07
13:35 13 9 5.56
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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13:17 Start
13:17 LM #14/8, LM=5.06
13:17 Sky Obscured 5%
01 13:18 SPO +2 4
13:20 LM #13/6, LM=4.98
02 13:20 PER +3 4
03 13:20 SPO +0 2
04 13:24 SPO +0 3
13:25 LM #13/7, LM=5.42
05 13:25 PER +2 4
13:29 Break time start
13:30 Break time end
13:31 LM #4/6, LM=5.07
06 13:33 SPO +4 5
07 13:33 PER -1 5 Yellow
08 13:34 SPO +3 5
13:35 LM #13/9, LM=5.56
09 13:37 SPO -10 2 Orange detonated in
the sky
10 13:43 SPO -4 4
13:45 End
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>
All best wishes and Clear skies!
Huan Meng <meteorobs_menhu@hotmail.com>
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