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Observing Form - Summary Report
Day: 15-16 Month: 08 Year:
2002 Begin: 22.00 UT
End: 02.50 UT
Location long. 3°37' E latit. 50°43'
N alt 120 m
Site: Ellezelles Country: Belgium
Observer Vandeputte Michel IMO code: VANMC
Observed Showers:
Perseids
051°
+59°
S
Delta
Aquarids 352°
-12°
N Delta
Aquarids 340°
-04°
N Iota Aquarids
323° -07°
Kappa Cygnids
285° +59°
Interval Analyse
Period
Teff
F
Lm Per
Aqr Kcg
Spor
22:00 - 23:00 1.00
1.00 6.33
4 1
2 10
23:00 - 00:00 1.00
1.00 6.40
7 1
0 6
00:00 - 01:10 1.17
1.00 6.40
12 0 1
10
01:20 - 02:50 1.50
1.00
6.47 9
1 0
17
22.00 - 02.50 4.67
32
3 3
43 =
81
Magnitude Distributions
PER
-2(0)-1(0)+0(0)+1(2)+2(9)+3(12)+4(9)+5(0)
Mean 2.87 N~ : 8
KCG
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(2)+4(0)+5(0) Mean 2.67 N~
: 0
AQR
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(2)+5(0)
Mean
3.67 N~ : 0
SPOR -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(4)+3(14)+4(18)+5(6)
Mean 3.53 N~ : 0
ZHR calculations
Time
zhr
16.00
14+-3
Remarks
-Sporadic fireball at 23.03 UT. Magnitude -5 low above the
eastern horizon. Travelled through following star constellations :
Perseus- border Auriga / camelopardalis- ended in Ursa Major. Colour : Blue /
green. Short trail . No persistent train or sounds. Duration : 4 seconds.
Fragmentation : very limited at the end. Velocity : slow.
-25 % of the Perseids left a persistent train.
Clear skies,
Michel Vandeputte
Dutch Meteor Society
VVS Belgium - Meteor Section.