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(meteorobs) VANMC 07-08 august 2002



Visual Observing Form - Summary Report
 
 
 
Day: 07-08  Month: 08 Year: 2002        Begin:  21.40 UT   End: 01.40 UT
 
Location  long. 3°38' E    latit. 50°43' N    IMO code:
 
Site: Ellezelles  Country: Belgium
 
Observer Vandeputte Michel    IMO code: VANMC
 
 

Observed Showers:
 
 
Perseids                 041°        +58°             
S Delta Aquarids     347°        -13°      
N Delta Aquarids     333°        -05° 
S Iota Aquarids       337°        -14°
Capricornids            316°       -07°
Kappa Cygnids        284°       +58°
 

Interval Analyse
 

Period             Teff         F         Lm         Per     Aqr     Cap     Kcg       Spor 
 
21:40 - 22:40    1.00    1.00        6.34        8        1        1          0            17
22:40 - 23:40    1.00    1.00        6.47        10      2        0          0            5
23:40 - 00:40    1.00    1.00        6.40        10      0        0          0            5
00:40 - 01:40    1.00    1.00        6.47        13      1        0          0            8
 
21:40 - 01:40    4.00                                 47      4        1        0            35            
 

Magnitude Distributions
 
 
          
PER     -1(1)+0(2)+1(4)+2(8)+3(17)+4(8)+5(1)              N   41    Mean   2.61    N~ : 21
CAP     -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0)                N   1     Mean    3.00    N~ : 0
AQR     -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(3)+4(0)+5(0)                N   4     Mean   2.75     N~ : 0
 
SPOR   -1(0)+0(1)+1(1)+2(2)+3(9)+4(11)+5(11)            N   35   Mean    3.74    N~ : 1
 
 
REMARKS:
 
-Very good observing conditions : LM 6.40 - 6.50 ~Very good transparency !  But after 01.40 UT ; fog covered the night sky here in our region (Belgium).   
-increasing Perseid activity. Hourly rates above 10 stream members in one hour ; this translates in a ZHR of 17. Spectacular meteors ! Most notably were two Perseid point meteors.
-Moderate sporadic rates this night ; except the first interval. Low apex activity.
-I observed no  members of the Kappa Cygnids. 
 
 
 
Long trains and up to the Perseid maximum !!
 
 
Michel Vandeputte
Dutch Meteor Society
VVS Belgium Meteor Section.