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(meteorobs) Meteor Hunt of December 9/10, 2002!
December 15, 2002
Greetings Meteor Enthusiasts!
It was a lot more pleasant observing than last time.
This is, perhaps, partly due to the fact that I
brought gloves with me this time and was better
prepared.
I saw only one sporadic during 0.81 hrs. with 5.0 + LM
and no clouds! I suppose that is what you would call
weak activity!
Like always, feel free to offer corrections or
comments to the report.
DATE: Dec. 9/10, 2002 BEGIN: 1:00:30 UT
END: 1:50:30 UT
OBSERVER: Mark Fox
LOCATION: Long: 85 deg. 49' W; Lat.: 43 deg. 27' N
City & State: Newaygo, Newaygo, Co., MI USA
Elevation: 760 feet
Start Temperature: 28 F (-02 C) @ 0:58:00 UT
End Temperature: 27 F (-03 C) @ 1:55:00 UT
Windy?: Calm.
RECORDING METHOD: Designate Tape Recorder or Manual:
manual (paper & pencil)
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: (Use 3 letter Codes)
GEM
XOR (ANT)
MON
SPO
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OBSERVING PERIODS:
(On average, 10 sec/meteor should be subtracted for
recording purposes.)
0 = None seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) FIELD LM TEFF GEM XOR MON SPO
1:00:30- *4 h 36 m; ~5.0 0.81 0 0 0 1
1:50:30 16 deg. 31"
*Note: The star I was focusing on most of the time was
Aldebaran.
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
GEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
XOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total: 1 meteor
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FIELD OF VIEW OBSCURED:
~5% FROM: 1:00:30 UT
TO: 1:50:30 UT (Ground obstructions.)
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DEAD TIME: ~ 1.5 min.
BREAKS: none
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
AVERAGE
STAR STAR
TIME AREA COUNT LM
1:04:00 8 7- 4.8?
1:06:30 6 5+ 5.2
1:16:00 8 7 5.1
1:30:00 8 7 5.1
1:34:30 2 5 4.8?
1:46:00 8 8- 5.1
1:46:00 2 5 4.8?
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: ~5.0
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METEOR DATA:
SPEED
# TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG (1-5) COLOR TRAIN(SEC)
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1 1:19:43 SPO 1 3 Wh. -
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PATH GENERAL LOCATION
# SHOWER LENGTH (and/or START
& END POINTS)
1 SPO 10 deg. Tau. to Ori.
Began a few degrees
away from zeta Tauri,
and ended right by
Bellatrix (gamma Orionis)
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# SHOWER "APPROXIMATE" DEGREES / SEC.
1 SPO 10 deg./sec.
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SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:
1. The time of the lone sporadic should hopefully not
be off by much (3 sec. at most if at all.)
2. GEM = Geminids; XOR = Chi Orionids (ANT); MON =
Monocerotids; SPO = sporadics.
3. Tau.= Taurus; Ori. = Orion; etc.
Long, bright, and stony Geminids!
Mark Fox
Newaygo, MI USA
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