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(meteorobs) Orionids from East GA

        I observed for two hours teff this morning, trying out a new site that has poorer LM's but is much closer to home...the golf course on the edge of town.  I was pleasantly suprised to find my L.M.s hovering near the +6.0 mark!  Activity was OK but my Orionid rate stayed in the single digits for both periods.  There was a flurry of three STA's between 8:20 and 8:22 UT, the first two occuring within eight or so seconds of each other.  The magnitude range for most of the meteors stayed on the faint side all night.  A somewhat unremarkable session, except for the fact that it was nice to be able to get back out under the skies and reacquaint myself with the constellations again.  I don't usually face west as I did this morning, and it took me a few minutes to orient myself, especially after having observed so infrequently in the past few months.

Kim Y.
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OBSERVER:  Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI)  DATE:10-19/20-01
BEGIN: 07:35UT  END 09:40UT  LOCATION:  Treutlen Co, Ga.
-82.384 W;  32.597 N   METHOD: Tape
Elev 250 ft  Facing West
2 periods, sky 0% obscured, 0 breaks

Period 1  07:35 - 08:38 UT
SPO(9) ORI(5) NTA(2) STA(3)
Dead time =1 min  Teff = 1.03  F= 1.00
Avg LM = +5.78

Period 1  08:38 - 09:40 UT
SPO(6) ORI(9) NTA(1)
Dead time =2 min  Teff = 1.00  F= 1.00
Avg LM = +5.89

Limiting Magnitudes
07:50 UT  (IMO 8)+5.73  (IMO 17)+5.64
08:20 UT  (IMO 8)+5.84  (IMO 17)+5.91
08:50 UT  (IMO 8)+5.84  (IMO 17)+5.91
09:20 UT  (IMO 8)+5.84  (IMO 17)+5.99

Center FOV -(UT)
    08:10 3hrs 20min +28
    09:10 4hrs 30min +20

Showers Observed

ORI(14) 94 +16
SPO(15)
STA (2) 39 +11
NTA (3) 38 +17

Mag Distribution
Period 1
SPO(9)       +2(2) +3(3) +4(2) +5(2)
ORI(5)       +2(1) +3(2) +4(2)
NTA(2)       +2(1) +3(1)
STA(3)             +3(2) +4(1)

Period 2
ORI(9) +1(1) +2(1)       +4(5) +5(2)
SPO(6) +1(2)       +3(2) +4(2)
NTA(1)                         +5(1)