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Observing Form - Summary Report
Day: 17 - 18 Month: 08
Year: 2002
Begin: 23.00 UT End: 03.00 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
055°
+59°
S
Delta
Aquarids 354°
-12°
N Delta
Aquarids 341°
-04°
N Iota Aquarids
325° -06°
Kappa Cygnids
285° +59°
Interval Analyse
Period
Teff
F
Lm Per
Aqr Kcg
Spor
23.00 - 00.00
1.00 1.00 6.40
3 0
1
6
00.00 - 01.00 1.00
1.00 6.50
3 1
0 7
01.00 - 02.00 1.00
1.00 6.50
2 1
2
5
02.00 - 03.00 1.00
1.00 6.30
3 0
1
21
23.00 - 03.00
4.00 12
2 4
39 =57
Magnitude Distributions
PER
-2(0)-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(6)+3(3)+4(3)+5(0)
Mean 2.75 N~ : 5
KCG
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(2)+3(2)+4(0)+5(0) Mean 2.50 N~
: 0
AQR
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(2)+4(0)+5(0)
Mean
3.00 N~ : 0
SPOR -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(2)+3(18)+4(15)+5(4) Mean 3.54
N~ : 4
ZHR calculations
Time
zhr
18.00 5+-2
18.08 4+-2
Remarks
-42
% of the Perseids left a persistent train. Faint stream
members.
-ZHR
in further decline.
-Impressive
sporadic activity during the last hour before dawn.
-Active Kappa Cygnid shower ; nice and slow orange (or
white) coloured meteors.
Clear skies,
Michel Vandeputte
Dutch Meteor Society
VVS Belgium - Meteor Section.