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These are the observations taken by rhishikesh from 17
to 19 th of november with 15 minutes division.

regards,
Nilesh.


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Mr. Nilesh V. Puntambekar
202, shukrawar peth ,
pune-411002

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                              Leonids Meteor shower 2001.

                        Visual Observations - Summery Report.

Observer's Name : Kulkarni Rhishikesh.
IMO Code : KULRH
Date : 17-18/11/2001
Begin : 19:32 hr U.T.
End : 21:20 hr U.T.
Country : INDIA.
Location long. :73.46' latit. : 18.59'
Other Identification Of Site : Sanhyadri Highschool,Rajgurunagar.


Shower: LEO. Alpha = 153, delta = +22


Period(UT)      Field       Teff      F   LM     LEO     Spor.  Tot.
               Alfa Delta      H            m    M | N   M | N
____________________________________________________________________
19:32 to     78.4   +46     0.46      1   5.2   C   0   C   3     3
20:00
____________________________________________________________________
20:00 to     99     +16.4     1       1   5.3   C   13  C   4    17
21:05
____________________________________________________________________
21:30 to     114    +5.3     1.33     1   5.12  C   21  C   7    28
22:50
____________________________________________________________________
22:57 to     114    +5.3     0.40     1   4.83  C    9  C   2    11
21:20
____________________________________________________________________
Total                                               43      16
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Magnitude distribution.

Shower -6 |-5 |-4 |-3 |-2 |-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |4    tot.
LEO
LEO                     2   5   1   4   1            13
LEO                 2   1   1   2  12   3            21
LEO    1        1           1   1   4   1             9
Spo                     1   2   2   7   4            16
________________________________________________________________
The fireball of mag. -6dot it was shower fireball yellowish colour
and it's gas tail was visible for 1.5 min.

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Date : 18-19/11/2001
Begin : 19:35 hr U.T.
End : 23:30 hr U.T.



Period(UT)      Field       Teff      F   LM     LEO    Spor.   Tot.
               Alfa Delta      H            m    M | N   M | N
____________________________________________________________________
19:35 to     114    +5.3     0.3      1   4.94  C   21  C   3    24
19:53

20:00 to     114    +5.3     0.75     1   5.86  C   61  C   2    63
20:45

21:15 to     114    +5.3     1.25     1   5.57  C  164  C   7   171
22:30

22:50 to     114    +5.3     0.66     1   5.61  C   77  C   6    83
23:30
____________________________________________________________________
Total                                              323     18
____________________________________________________________________

___________________________
Period(UT)      |   Meteors
________________|__________
19:35 to 19:45          15
19:45 to 19:53           6
20:00 to 20:15          10
20:15 to 20:25          17
20:25 to 20:35          15
20:35 to 20:45          19
21:15 to 21:22          28
21:22 to 21:30          14
21:30 to 21:40          22
21:40 to 21:52          23
21:52 to 22:03          29
22:03 to 22:10          18
22:10 to 22:20          13
22:20 to 22:30          17
22:55 to 23:00          18
23:00 to 23:10          24
23:10 to 23:20          15
23:20 to 23:25           9
23:25 to 23:30          12

Magnitude distribution.

Shower -6 |-5 |-4 |-3 |-2 |-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |4    tot.
_________________________________________________________
LEO             1   2   6   4   1   7                21
LEO         1   2   8  12  17   2  18   1            61
LEO         3   4   9  27  31  40  36  12   2       164
LEO         1       2   5   6  18  37   6   2        77

Spo                         2   2   8   5   1        18
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Alls shower meteors brighter than 0 were having trails and most
were white and yellowish in color.
Fireballs of mag. ­4 & -5’s gas trail were visible for
20 sec. to 1 minute.
One bright bolides burst near the radiant and I herd it’s whooping sound
In this report I have not differanciated Taurid and sporadic meteors, but
Taurid shower was also active.

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