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(meteorobs) Report LYR meteor 2002 20/21 April from Br



Hi All!

After a long period of cloudy sky and a lot of rain, finally I could observe
meteors :)

REPORT LYRIDS METEOR SHOWER - 20/21 April (before the foreseen maximum?)

Date: 2002 20/21 April
Begin: 05:15 UT End: 08:15 UT
Observer: Rosely Gregio
Location: Long: 47:00:21 W, Lat: 21:27:54 S
My home - City: Mococa - SP - Brazil
Elevation: 680 meters
Method: Visual observation with tape recorder k7
Direction: NE, with Lyra to 30 degrees on the horizon (beginning) and to the
end Lyra to N to 45 degrees on the horizon.
Conditions of Sky: Magnitude limits: 4.8; without moonlight and winds; light
cirrus in the area of Sco; stellar gleam to the horizon; Small LP; horizon
obstructed up to 10 degrees; temperature initial 19 degrees and at the end
18 degrees.

FIRST PERIOD: 05:15 / 08:15 (UT)

Time (UT)     Shower     Mag     Color     Speed     Trail
05:18             Spo          -3        white      fast          long
05:38             LYR        +3        yellow    fast          long
05:45             Spo         +1        yellow    fast          long
05:50             Spo         +3        yellow    fast          long
05:54             Spo         +1        yellow    fast          long
05:55             Spo         +2        yellow    fast          long
05:56             Spo         +3        yellow    fast          long
05:59             Spo         +4        yellow    fast          long
06:00             Spo          -2        white      fast          long
06:02             Spo         +4        yellow    fast          long
06:05             Spo         +3        yellow    fast          long
06:08             LYR        +3        yellow    fast          long
06:09             Spo         +4        yellow    slow        small
06:091           Spo         +4        yellow    slow        small
06:10             Spo         +4        yellow    slow        small
06:12             LYR        +2        yellow    fast          long

Teff: 1:00 h
ZHR: 03 LYR
Spo: 13
Total meteor: 16

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SECOND PERIOD: 06:15 the 07:15 (UT)

Time (UT)     Shower     Mag     Color     Speed     Trail
06:26             Spo         +3         yellow    fast         long
06:29             LYR        -6          white      fast         long
06:35             LYR        -1          white      fast         long
06:352           LYR        -2          white      fast         long
06:46             LYR       +3          yellow    fast         small
06:47             Spo        +1          yellow    fast         long
06:48             LYR       +3          yellow    fast         long
06:49             Spo         -1          blue       fast          long
07:00             LYR       +1          yellow    fast         long
07:04             LYR        -4          blue       fast         long
07:041           LYR       +1          yellow    fast         long


Teff:0:58
ZHR: 08 LYR
Spo: 03
Total meteor: 11

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THIRD PERIOD: 07:15 / 08:15 (UT)

Time (UT)     Shower     Mag     Color     Speed     Trail
07:17             Spo         +2        yellow     fast         long
07:30             Spo         +3        yellow     fast         small
07:55             LYR        -3         blue        fast         long
08:12             LYR        -4         blue        fast         long
08:15 - End of the observation.

Teff:0:59
ZHR: 02 LYR
Spo: 02
Total meteor: 04

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SUMMARY REPORT

                                           Mag
Shower   -6  -5 -4 -3  -2 -1  00 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 Total
LYR       01 00 02 01 01 01 00 02 01 04 00 00 00   13
Spo        00 00 00 01 01 01 00 03 02 05 05 00 00   18
Total       01 00 02 02 02 02 00 05 03 09 05 00 00   31

Total time of observation: 03:00 h
Teff: 02:57
Total LYR: 13
ZHR: 4.3
Maximum Mag LYR:  -6
Minimum Mag LYR:  +3

Total Spo:  18
Total meteors: 31

Celestial hugs for all

R.Gregio
Mococa - SP - Lat.21.27.54S Long.47.00.21W
gregio@dglnet.com.br
http://www.constelacoes.hpg.com.br
http://membro.intermega.com.br/rgregio/
http://www.geocities.com/alnitack_br/
http://membro.intermega.com.br/fenomenos/



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