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(meteorobs) Leonids
Hi!
We enjoyed the Leonids last night. We could count 300 meteors even through
the cirrus. Those earthgrazer were unforgettable.
The Summary Report is attached.
Regards,
Girish Kulkarni
Visual Observation Form - Summary Report
Date: November 18/19, 2001
Begin: 1846 UT
End: 2130 UT
Observer: Girish Kulkarni
Longitude: Lat: 21.1500N Long: 79.0500E Ele: 311.0m
Place: Muktashram, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Country: India
Recording Method: Manual Counting
Observed Showers:
1.LEO
2.Spo
Observing Periods:
Period (UT) Field Centre (J2000.0) Teff F LM LEO Spo
1846-1946 RA: 7h27m09.00s DE: +08°17'22.0" 0.92 1.000 5.89 29 8
1946-2046 RA: 7h27m09.00s DE: +08°17'22.0" 0.90 1.017 5.75 26 4
2046-2130 RA: 9h52m45.80s DE: +26°00'25.0" 0.65 1.000 5.73 69 5
Magnitude Distributions:
Shower -8 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
LEO 1 14 12 13 11 12 14 24 23
Spo 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 7
Interval from 1846UT to 1946UT:
Time Area Count LM
1846UT Per (2) 9 5.79
1912UT Per (2) 11 5.98
Mean LM = 5.89
Sky Obscured:
1864UT to 1946UT: 0%
K = 0
F = 1
Time for noting: 2 sec/meteor, 1 m total. Breaks: 5 min total
Net observed time Teff = 55 m = 0.92 h
Interval from 1946UT to 2046UT
Time Area Count LM
2012 Gem (4) 8 5.75
Mean LM = 5.75
Obscured field:
20 0.000000rom 1948 UT to 1953 UT
K = 0.016
F = 1.017
Time for noting: 2 sec/meteor, 1 m total, Breaks: 5 m
Net Observed time Teff = 54 m = 0.9 h
Interval from 2046 UT to 2130 UT
Time Area Count LM
2046 Tau (8) 11 5.73
Mean LM = 5.73
Sky Obscured, 2046 UT to 2130 UT = 0%
After 2130, 100%; Observation Stopped
K = 0
F = 1
Time for noting: 2 sec/meteor, ~ 3 m. Breaks: 2m
Net Observed Time, Teff = 0.65 h
Follow-Ups: