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(meteorobs) Observing report July 31 from Hawaii
A clear night after a period of cloudy unsettled weather in the islands prompted me to do a bunch of observing last night. I did the usual mix of variable stars, comets and meteors. Unfortunately, the night started out very clear, but became more cloudy after midnight, the time I had set aside for the meteorobs! So, it was a tough session, fighting clouds by constantly shifting my FOV. On top of that, this time of year there were 8 active radiants to track. So this session was a real workout! Also, I tried a new location, literally on the beach a few miles west of my usual Dillingham site. Watching meteors to the crash of the surf was a wonderful experience.
Nothing too unusual to report, just a nice mixture of meteors from many directions. Actually the highlight of the evening was a bright green CAP of mag -5 dropping "straight down into the sea" through Perseus. But it happened earlier, while I was lining up my telescope on FI CAS, and not officially counted.
REPORT:
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OBS: Mike Linnolt (LINMI)
DATE: Jul 31, 2003
TIME: 1206 - 1227 UT
LOC: Camp Erdman YMCA, Oahu, HI (21° 34' N, 158° 14m W)
ELEV: 3m
Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Temp 74F. RH 50%. Winds light.
METHOD: Paper
Observing Periods Summary:
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# Period(UT) FOV Teff F LM CAP NDA SDA PAU PER ANT NPX SPX SPO
---------- --- ---- - --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
1 1206-1227 23h+00 0.33 1.10 6.3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3
Note: FOV varied to avoid clouds.
Periods Detail:
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Period #1:
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Mag -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
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CAP: 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 1
NDA: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1
SDA: 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 1
PAU: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0
PER: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1
ANT: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 1
NPX: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0
SPX: 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 1
SPO: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 = 3
DEAD TIME: 1 min
END OF REPORT.
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