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(meteorobs) Observations Nov 2/3 from Oregon
NAMN Visual Observing Form:
Summary Report
DATE: 2002 November 3 BEGIN: 0822 UT END: 0938 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 051 deg, +17
ORI 104 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
0822-0938 1.25 4.5h,+25 6.8 8 1 10
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 TOTAL
Tau 1 - 1 1 3 2 - - 8
ORI - - - - - - - 1 1
Spo - 1 2 2 2 2 1 - 10
TOTAL 19
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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
0822 8 22 6.77
0822 2 23 6.72
0852 8 23 6.87
0852 2 26 6.78
0923 8 21 6.76
0923 2 23 6.72
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.78
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METEOR DATA:
SPEED
# TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG (1-5) COLOR TRAIN(SEC)
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1 0823 Spo 5 2
2 0834 Spo 2 4
3 0842 Tau 1 2
4 0847 Spo 0 4
5 0851 Tau 3 1
6 0851 Spo 4 1
7 0853 Spo 3 5
8 0854 ORI 6 4
9 0854 Spo 1 4
10 0903 Spo 4 4
11 0903 Tau 4 2
12 0907 Tau -1 2
13 0908 Spo 2 4
14 0911 Tau 3 3
15 0915 Tau 4 2
16 0916 Spo 3 3
17 0917 Spo 1 4 orange
18 0928 Tau 3 3
19 0929 Tau 2 2 orange
SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:
North Apex Meteors: 3 (# 7,9,13)
Meteor # 5: Probable South Taurid, very short, 1 degree length
Meteor # 14: Well-aligned South Taurid.
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