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(meteorobs) Leonids: Our first Observations
Hello!
Our first observations of the Leonids were taken last night. We were
presented with a wonderfully clear sky when we reached the site. Early
showers had in fact helped to settle the dust in the atmosphere..dot it had
rained just an hour before!
But we were surprised and disappointed to see very few Leonids.
The Summary Report is attached.
Warm Regards and Clear Skies!
Girish Kulkarni
[Lat21.1500 Long79.0500 Elev311.0]
Visual Observing Form - Summary Report
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Day: 16/17 Month: November Year: 2001
Location: Lat: 21.1500deg Long: 79.0500h Ele: 311.0m
Site: Muktashram, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Country: India
Observer: Dhananjay Joshi
Recording Method: Manual Counting
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Observed Showers:
1. LEO
2. SPO
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Observing Periods:
Period(UT) Field Centre (J2000.0) LM LEO SPO
1370-1470 RA18h36m56.30s DE:+38°47'01.0" 5.06 0 5
1685-1785 RA23h03m46.50s DE:+28°04'58.0" 5.56 0 12
2100-2200 RA3h11m37.80s DE:+19°43'36.0" 5.55 2 3
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Sky Obscured:
1. 10% from 1370UT to 1470 UT
2. 10% from 1685UT to 1785UT
3. 10% from 2100UT to 2200 UT
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Breaks: 1370-1375; 1685-1695; 2100-2105 (UT)
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Limiting Magnitude:
Time Area Count LM
1375UT Cyg(14) 8 5.06
1695UT Peg (6) 7 5.56
2105UT Per(2) 7 5.55
Mean Limiting Magnitude: 5.39
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Visual Observing Form - Summary Report
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Day: 16/17 Month: November Year: 2001
Location: Lat: 21.1500deg Long: 79.0500h Ele: 311.0m
Site: Muktashram, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Country: India
Observer: Girish Kulkarni
Recording Method: Manual Counting
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Observed Showers:
1. LEO
2. SPO
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Observing Periods:
Period(UT) Field Centre (J2000.0) LM LEO SPO
1370-1470 RA2h07m10.40s DE:+23°27'45.0" 5.80 0 7*
1685-1785 RA4h35m55.20s DE:+16°30'33.0" 5.21 0 8
2100-2200 RA8h58m29.20s DE:+11°51'28.0" 5.78 3 4
[*Remarks: One fireball was seen going through Pegasus, from East to West. It lasted for 3 sec and was seen to be red in colour.]
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Magnitude Distribution:
Shower -1 0 1 2/(<2) Total
LEO 1 1 1 3
SPO 1 4 2 12 19
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Sky Obscured:
1. 0% from 1370UT to 1470 UT
2. 0% from 1685UT to 1785UT
3. 5% from 2100UT to 2200 UT
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Breaks: 1370-1375; 1685-1695; 2100-2105 (UT)
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Limiting Magnitude:
Time Area Count LM
1375UT Peg(6) 8 5.80
1695UT Aur(17) 9 5.21
2105UT Gem(4) 10 5.78
Mean Limiting Magnitude: 5.60
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