[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]

(meteorobs) My Meteor Hunt Of December 7/8, 2001

December 24, 2001

Greetings Meteor Enthusiasts!

Finally, a clear night!  So with no further ado my
customized report is as follows!  

Date: Dec. 7/8, 2001
Observer: Mark Fox
Location: Newaygo, Newaygo Co., MI USA  
(43 deg. 27' N,  85 deg. 49' W)
Elevation: 780 feet first session; 760 feet second 
session --- Was standing in the lake.
Total Teff: roughly 0.85 hrs.
Temperature: 36 F (02 C) @ 2:45 UT, Nov. 7
Recording Method: memory
Total Dead Time: roughly a minute  
Breaks: none 

Average LM For Both Sessions: About +5.4. or less. 

I used the following star areas:

During First Session:

Area      # Of Stars     LM

 6              6        5.4
*******************************

During Second Session:

Area       # Of Stars    LM

 6              6        5.4

 19             3        ?
*******************************

Obstruction due to trees, hills, etc. across the WHOLE
sky: roughly 40%, not including all the cracks visible
through the trees.  This includes both sessions.
 
Cloud Cover (First Session): Some very thin clouds or
haze visible in Pegasus and elsewhere.  Nothing too
appreciable that I recall.

Cloud Cover (Second Session): 0% at beginning as far
as I could tell.  Roughly around 60% of the open
(unobstructed) sky was affected by thin clouds at the
end of this last session.  

Observed Showers:

         GEM (1)
         ANT
         SPO (3)
************************************

METEOR DATA--- (First Session):   

Teff: roughly 0.325 hrs; from 23:22 - 23:42 UT 
(6:22 - 6:42 P.M. EST)
Field of View: Pleiades, Pegasus, Cygnus, and most
adjacent constellations.
Dead Time: roughly 30 sec.
 
Time ****** Meteor # *** Shower *** Mag.

23:30:26 UT    1           SPO       -1

23:35:16 UT    2           SPO        3 or less

*************************************

Meteor # *** Velocity *** Color *** 
      
    1           4-5         Wh.

    2            5        Wh./Yel.  
*************************************

Meteor # *** General Location/Direction 
                  And Path Length

     1    Started roughly at the left edge of         
          Pegasus, and blazed towards the southern 
          sky.  Path Length: long; roughly 30+ deg.

     2    Started roughly at the left edge of         
          Pegasus, and traveled towards the 
          southern sky.  Path Length: roughly 10 deg.
*************************************

METEOR DATA--- (Second Session):   

Teff: roughly 0.525 hrs; from 1:28 - 2:00 UT 
(8:28 - 9:00 P.M. EST)
Field of View: Ursa Minor, Auriga, Gemini, Cygnus, and
probably the zenith, and most adjacent constellations.

Dead Time: roughly 30 sec.

Time ****** Meteor # *** Shower *** Mag.

1:48:51 UT     1          GEM        0

1:52:41 UT     2          SPO        1
*************************************

Meteor # *** Velocity *** Color

    1          3-4         Wh.

    2           2          Wh./Gr.? 
*************************************

Meteor # *** General Location/Direction 
                  And Path Length

      1    Passed through Pegasus; probably near the  
           left s
Follow-Ups: