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(meteorobs) Observations Oct 30/31 from Oregon
NAMN Visual Observing Form:
Summary Report
DATE: 2002 October 31 BEGIN: 0800 UT END: 0931 UT
OBSERVER: Wes Stone (STOWE)
LOCATION: Long: 122.867 West; Lat: 42.576 North
City & State: Chiloquin, OR Elevation: 1300 meters
RECORDING METHOD: Tape Recorder/Illuminated Watch
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: (Use 3 letter Codes)
Tau 048 deg, +16
ORI 102 deg, +17
Spo
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OBSERVING PERIODS:
(On average, 2 sec/meteor subtracted for recording purposes.)
0 = None seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) TEFF FIELD LM Tau ORI Spo
0800-0931 1.50 5.5h,+20 6.9 8 3 19
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 TOTAL
Tau 1 - - 2 3 2 - 8
ORI - - - 1 1 1 - 3
Spo - 1 1 4 6 3 4 19
TOTAL 30
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SKY OBSCURED: 0%
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DEAD TIME: 1 minute
BREAKS: none
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
STAR STAR
TIME AREA COUNT LM
0800 8 26 7.15
0800 4 16 6.76
0830 8 25 6.95
0830 4 16 6.76
0901 8 27 7.17
0901 4 17 6.80
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.93
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METEOR DATA:
SPEED
# TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG (1-5) COLOR TRAIN(SEC)
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1 0801 Tau -1 2
2 0801 Spo 4 4
3 0802 Spo 4 3
4 0802 Tau 3 2
5 0803 Tau 3 2
6 0804 ORI 2 3 1
7 0805 Spo 5 3
8 0806 Spo 3 3
9 0815 Spo 2 3
10 0819 Spo 3 3
11 0819 Spo 4 3
12 0828 Spo 3 3
13 0834 Tau 4 2
14 0835 Spo 0 5 2
15 0842 Tau 3 2
16 0844 Tau 2 2
17 0848 Spo 5 3
18 0852 Spo 2 3
19 0853 Tau 4 2
20 0855 Spo 2 3 orange
21 0900 Tau 2 2
22 0901 Spo 3 4
23 0901 Spo 5 2
24 0905 Spo 3 4 ~
25 0906 Spo 3 4
26 0908 Spo 5 4
27 0917 Spo 1 3 orange ~
28 0918 Spo 2 3 1
29 0919 ORI 4 5
30 0927 ORI 3 4 ~
SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:
~ = Wake; train < 1 sec
South Apex Meteors: 1 (# 24)
Meteor # 19: Well-aligned North Taurid; length 2 degrees, near
Pleiades.
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