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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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