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(meteorobs) Meteor Observing Report (Central Virginia) 16 - 19 November 2001
Hello Mark! Glad to know that you are feeling a little better. Too bad
that you came down ill so close to such a big event for us. I hope that
your recovery is continuing well! Thank you for the reminder of sending
in the reports, as I can see the numerous reports coming in the past few
days. Below is my report for the three mornings of observations on the
Leonids.
Observer: Felix A. Martinez
Date of Observation: Nov 16/17
Location: Home Observing Site (37.45 N/079.10 W)
Begin Time: 0750 UT End Time: 1000 UT Teff = 1.85
Meteors Seen: 11 LEO 6 STA 5 NTA 13 SPO
Sky Conditions: LM 6.0; Transparency was Fair, but Horizons appeared
hazy.
Date of Observation: Nov 17/18
Location: Home Observing Site/Blue Ridge Parkway (1.5 miles North
of Otter Creek)
Begin Time: 0550 UT End Time: 0950 UT Teff = 2.00
Meteors Seen: 248 LEO 2 NTA 2 TAU 6 SPO
Sky Conditions & Summary: This evening of meteor observing was almost a
total wipeout! Low clouds made my at home observations (0550-0750 UT)
about worthless. They hung around at different places in the sky, all
throughout this session. Then @ 0725 UT the clouds completely rolled in.
Fortunately, I recognized them as the low cloud/fog variety and I was
able to drive 30 minutes to the west and up (1800+ feet of elevation) on
the Blue Ridge Parkway to get above them, until they caught up with me at
0950 UT. There I began observing @ 0808 UT as the meteors were
definitely being seen, several at a time. The LM for my At Home Site was
barely 6.0. The LM at my impromtu Blue Ridge Parkway Site was 6.5. It
was a frustrating meteor observing session (especially after waiting
almost 35 years for this one, since I missed out in 1966), but it was not
a total loss. Truly I am grateful for the meteors that I did see. Plus
seeing the reports from everyone else has been very encouraging and
uplifting!
Date of Observation: NOV 18/19
Location: Home Observing Site
Begin Time: 0520 UT End Time: 0750 UT Teff = 2.25
Meteors Seen: 27 LEO 3 NTA 1 STA 1 SPO
Sky Conditions: LM was 6.0. Transparency was fair from 45 degrees to
zenith, but poor elsewhere. Haze and fog were evident near all the
horizons. Highlight was being joined by my wife and son for one hour of
this session!
*** End of Observations until 11/12 December 2001 ***
May everyone find good skies and clear weather for the Geminids next
month!
In Astronomical Affinity - Felix A. Martinez
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:44:05 -0500 "Mark Davis" <sc.meteors@home.com>
writes:
> Hi Folks!
>
> I hope everyone was able to locate some clear skies for the great
> show
> the Leonids put on!! So far, I have received over 200 reports!
> Almost
> all of the reports mentioned clear skies, with only a few coming in
> where the observer was clouded out.
>
> As you might expect, these reports arrive in a variety of formats,
> from
> the standard NAMN or IMO template, to one or more paragraphs of
> narrative. I am thoroughly enjoying reading about all of the meteor
> adventures!
>
> Some of these narratives are written in such a way that the report
> can
> not be included in the uncorrected "Recent Observations" article we
> put
> out each month. This is because it does not include one or more
> essential pieces of information. If you would like me to include
> your
> data in our summary of observations, I ask that you provide me with
> the
> following information:
>
> *Your name
> *The date of the observation
> *Both the beginning and ending time of your observation
> *Total number of Leonids you observed
> *Total number of non-Leonids you observed (other showers and/or
> sporadics)
>
> It will take a while to go through all of the reports and input the
> data, but I hope to have it completed soon. In the interim, I will
> occasionally post progress reports of what we have up to that point.
> If
> anyone sees any errors, I would appreciate it if you would bring
> that to
> my attention.
>
> Clear skies, and thanks!!
>
> Mark Davis, sc.meteors@home.com
> Goose Creek, South Carolina, USA
> Coordinator
> North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
>
> NAMN Website: http://www.namnmeteors.org/
>
>
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