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(meteorobs) Obsv. Jan. 15/16, 2002 (ZHUJI)



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CMON VISUAL OBSERVATION FORM - SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: Jan. 15/16, 2002
BEGIN: 21:20  UT
END: 22:20  UT
OBSERVER: Jin Zhu                                 IMO observer code: ZHUJI
LOCATION: Long: 117d 34' 42" East; Lat: 40d 23' 47" North; Elevation: 860m.
Place: Xinglong, Hebei, CHINA                         IMO site code: 30015
RECORDING METHOD: voice recorder
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter
                   COM : RA 13h 12m  DEC +15 deg.; 
                   DCA : RA 08h 24m  DEC +20 deg.; 
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen;    / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT)         FIELD             Teff    F        LM     COM  DCA  SPO
21:20-22:20  RA10h30m DEC +35 deg    1.00   1.05     6.2      5    3    13
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TOTALS                               1.00                     5    3    13
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER   -7  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5  +6  TOTAL
COM       0   0   0   0   0   0   1  0   0   2   0   2   0   0     5
DCA       0   0   0   0   0   1   0  0   1   1   0   0   0   0     3
SPO       0   0   0   0   0   0   2  2   0   0   4   5   0   0    13
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Total     0   0   0   0   0   1   3  2   1   3   4   7   0   0    21
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SKY OBSCURED:
Duration (UT)   Percentage(%)
21:20-22:20          5
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DEAD TIME: none
BREAKS: none
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:  

          STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM

21:23      9         16      6.17
21:38      9         16      6.17
21:52      9         19      6.31
22:15      9         15      6.14

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE:     6.2
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Original records:

#  TIME  SHOWER MAG VEL. TRAIN  COLOR  MEM
   (UT)
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   21:20 start
   21:23 LM #09/16 
   21:23 airplane in right
01 21:25 COM    +4   4
02 21:29 SPO    +3   4
03 21:30 SPO    +0   3 
04 21:30 SPO    +4   2
05 21:30 SPO    +4   3
   21:33 satellite N->S in 'head' of LEO +3
06 21:35 SPO    +3   5
07 21:37 SPO    +4   5
   21:38 LM #09/16
08 21:41 SPO    +3   2
09 21:41 DCA    +1   2
10 21:41 DCA    +2   2
11 21:42 COM    +2   4   0.5s
12 21:49 SPO    +3   3
   21:52 LM #09/19
13 21:53 SPO    +0   4 in LEO
14 21:53 SPO    -1   4     1s             between LEO and TRI
   21:58 satellite in LEO tail W->E +5 
   21:58 another satellite in LEO head N->S +5
   22:00 satellite near LEO N->S 
15 22:00 SPO    +4   4
   22:00 satellite in LEO WS->EN +5 
   22:00 another satellite above TRI mu WS->EN +5
   22:03 satellite N->S +3 above COM and then turn to +5. Iridium?
16 22:04 SPO    -1   2
17 22:06 DCA    -2   2      green beautiful earth grazer with very long path!
18 22:07 SPO    +4   4
   22:08 satellite N->S to TRI +3 
   22:08 another satellite in LEO very fast N->S +4
19 22:10 COM    +2   4
20 22:11 COM    +4   4
21 22:12 COM    -1   5
   22:15 LM #09/15
   22:19 satellite N->S above LEO +3
   22:20 end

VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast   
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REMARKS:

Thanks to Dan Xia for retriving voice data and making this form.
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<END OF REPORT>

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