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(meteorobs) Observations January 17/18 from Oregon
NAMN Visual Observing Form:
Summary Report
DATE: 2002 January 17/18 BEGIN: 1025 UT END: 1227 UT
OBSERVER: Wes Stone (STOWE)
LOCATION: Long: 122.867 West; Lat: 42.576 North
City & State: Chiloquin, OR Elevation: 1300 meters
RECORDING METHOD: Counting, Tape Recorder/Illuminated Watch
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: (Use 3 letter Codes)
DCA 128, +19
COM 200, +14
SPO
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OBSERVING PERIODS:
0 = None seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) LM Teff DCA COM SPO
1025-1126 6.83 1.00 2 1 12
1126-1227 6.80 1.00 1 3 14
Field: 157, +20
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 TOTAL
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DCA - 1 - 1 1 - 3
COM - 1 1 1 1 - 4
SPO 1 - 2 9 11 3 26
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33
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SKY OBSCURED:
0% FROM: 1025 UT TO: 1227 UT
F= 1.00
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DEAD TIME: 2 minutes
BREAKS: None
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
STAR STAR
TIME AREA COUNT LM
1025 4 17 6.80
1025 9 28 6.85 Mean LM=6.83
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1126 9 25 6.78
1126 16 17 6.81 Mean LM=6.80
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METEOR DATA:
SPEED
# TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG (1-5) COLOR TRAIN(SEC) CONST.
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1 1028 SPO 3 5 Cnc
2 1031 DCA 1 3 Gem
3 1035 SPO 5 3 Gem
4 1042 SPO 4 2 Leo
5 1046 SPO 4 4 Leo
6 1050 SPO 2 4 3 Leo
7 1050 SPO 3 3 Leo
8 1051 SPO 4 3 Vir
9 1054 SPO 4 3 Leo
10 1055 DCA 4 3 LMi
11 1058 SPO 5 4 Leo
12 1106 COM 2 4 UMa
13 1122 SPO 4 3 Vir
14 1123 SPO 3 4 Leo
15 1125 SPO 0 1 yellow ~ UMa
--End Interval 1--
16 1127 COM 3 4 nr
17 1128 SPO 3 3 Lyn
18 1137 COM 1 4 Crv
19 1138 SPO 4 2 Leo
20 1141 SPO 2 2 1 Vir
21 1142 SPO 3 3 Boo
22 1144 SPO 3 4 Hya
23 1147 SPO 4 4 Sex
24 1148 DCA 3 3 CMi
25 1156 SPO 3 3 Com
26 1205 COM 4 4 Vir
27 1207 SPO 4 4 Leo
28 1212 SPO 4 4 Leo
29 1216 SPO 4 4 Boo
30 1216 SPO 5 3 Com
31 1218 SPO 3 3 Com
32 1224 SPO 4 4 Boo
33 1224 SPO 3 3 Vir
SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:
Very nice night with almost no fog. Temperature dropped from 15F to 12F
during watch.
CONST.: Constellation that contained the majority of the meteor's path,
recorded just for the heck of it. nr=not recorded.
~ = wake (train of <1 second)
Meteor 15 traveled ~25 degrees in 7 seconds, west to east, north of and
paralleling the length of the Big Dipper.
Meteor 25 was a possible Alpha Hydrid (non-IMO, radiant 135, -13).
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Wes Stone
Chiloquin, OR
http://skytour.homestead.com
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