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Re: (meteorobs) Ursids

I observe at or very near the McFarland Park Observatory 4 miles NE of 
Ames, Story County, Iowa.

Paul M

Richard Taibi wrote:
> PAUL,THANKS FOR YOUR REPORT!  PLEASE TELL ME YOUR OBSERVING SITE.  I 
> SEEM TO REMEMBER IT'S SOMEWHERE IN IOWA.  THANKS AGAIN.  HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
> BEST WISHES, RICH TAIBI
> 
>> From: Paul Martsching <pmartsching@mchsi.com>
>> Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>> To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>> Subject: (meteorobs) Ursids
>> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 21:49:39 -0600
>>
>> I observed the night of Dec 22/23 2002 from 600 pm - 815 pm CST 
>> (2400-215 UT Dec 23).  Facing North.  Limiting magnitude ~5.5 at 600 
>> pm CST improving to 6.2 by 630 pm and remaining at 6.2 till 740 when 
>> the Moon rose and the limiting magnitude worsened to about 5.5 at 800 
>> and 5.0 at 815 pm CST.  The Moon rose rather far North and seemed to 
>> be affecting the sky rather badly.  I saw 10 Ursids, 4 Chi 
>> Orionids/Antihelion (-2 two, -1 one, 0 one) and 4 sporadics (+1 one, 
>> +2 one, +3 two).  Six of the Ursids occurred between 705 and 720 pm CST.
>> The times (CST) of the Ursids:
>> 609
>> 637
>> 706
>> 707
>> 709
>> 710
>> 713
>> 719
>> 757
>> 801
>> Magnitude Distribution
>>      +1  +2  +3  +4
>> URS   5   1   3   1
>>
>>
>> Paul M
>>
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