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(meteorobs) Meteor Hunt Of November 3/4, 2001

November 30, 2001

Greetings Meteor Enthusiasts!

Again, during some early meteor observations for
November 3/4, only one chose to make its presence
known.  Nevertheless, it would have made an
interesting photograph as it dived through the night
sky a close, few degrees above Mars.  Interestingly, I
believe I am able to trace this one back to somewhere
in Pegasus.  After looking up the minor showers that
were active during this night a thought of an Alpha
Pegasid connection came to mind.   

First And Only Session:

Date: Nov. 3/4, 2001
Observer: Mark Fox
Location: Newaygo, Newaygo Co., MI USA  (43 deg. 27'
N, 85 deg. 49' W)
Elevation: 780 feet (about 238 meters)
Teff: about 0.9 hrs.; from about 1:03 - 1:57 UT
(8:03-8:57 P.M. EST)
Temperature: 45 F (07 C) @ 3:02 UT, Nov. 3
Recording Method: memory
Breaks: none 

LM: about +5.0+

Field of view:   Towards Pegasus and Cygnus and
adjacent constellations; later towards Pleiades and
the nearby star patterns around that.
  
Sky Obscured by clouds: 0% as far as I could tell.
Percent of open sky not obscured by trees, hills,
etc.: Roughly 33-40% not including all the cracks
visible through the trees.

Observed Showers: 
        
        NTA 
        STA
        SPO(1?)  

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1:07 UT --- 2nd mag. satellite seen beneath Lyra.

Meteor # 1:

Time ***** Shower *** Mag.
1:19:20 UT  SPO?       2             

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Velocity *** Color *** Train  

   4       Yel./White     -
****************************
        
Location *********  Path Length

A Few Degrees      About 12 deg.
Above Mars.

# Of  Sec. Duration:

about 1 sec.
**************************

1:34 UT --- changed direction.  Now looking towards
Pleiades and adjacent constellations.
**************************

NOTES:

1. All time recorded here could be roughly off a +15
or so sec.

Long trains!

Mark Fox
Newaygo, MI USA



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