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(meteorobs) 1-2/08/03 Report from Mojave Desert, CA
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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: 1-2/08/03 BEGIN: 0900 UT END: 1100 UT
OBSERVER:Sidney Ferreira
LOCATION: Long: 117°40'12" West; Lat:35°37'21" North
City & State:Ridgecrest, CA USA Elevation: 700m
RECORDING METHOD: tape recorder
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter
KCG ; 282 +58 ; 6
CAP ; 311 -09 ; 8
ANT ; 325 -13 ; --
NDA ; 332 -15 ; 5
SDA ; 343 -14 ; 5
PAU ; 346 -27 ; 5
PER ; 035 +57 ; 5
NPX ; 040 +30 ; --
SPX ; 040 00 ; --
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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 = none seen; / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM KCG CAP ANT NDA SDA PAU PER NPX SPX SPO
0900-1000 265° 47.18 1.0 1.0 5.71 4 4 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 3
1000-1100 300° 60.49 1.0 1.0 5.71 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 7
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TOTALS 2.00 7 5 1 3 1 1 4 4 1 10
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:
SHOWER -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 TOTAL
KCG 0 0 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 2.5 .5 3 0 0 0 7
CAP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 .5 1 0 0 0 5
ANT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .5 2.5 0 0 0 0 3
SDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
PAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
PER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .5 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 4
NPX 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .5 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 4
SPX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .5 .5 0 0 0 0 1
SPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.5 1.5 2.5 .5 0 0 10
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OBSERVING FIELD OBSTRUCTION:
_____% _____%
FROM: UT FROM: UT
TO: UT TO: UT
<<<clear desert sky>>>
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DEAD TIME:
BREAKS:
<<<none>>>
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:
STAR STAR
TIME AREA COUNT LM
0900 14 11 5.64
0900 7 10 5.36
0900 6 10 6.14
1000 6 10 6.14
1000 14 11 5.64
1000 7 10 5.36
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDES:
Interval 1: 5.71
Interval 2: 5.71
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METEOR DATA:
# TIME(UT) MAG VEL. COLOR SHOWER TRAIN MAP ACCURACY
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1 0902 0.5 4 Lt.Blue PER 1sec.
2 0905 1.0 4 Lt.Blue PER
3 0908 3.0 3 W SPO
4 0913 2.0 4 W SDA
5 0915 1.0 3 Y CAP
6 0915 1.0 3 Y CAP
7 0918 2.0 3 W NDA
8 0923 3.0 3 W CAP
9 0932 1.5 3 W NDA
10 0933 3.0 3 W CAP
11 0937 3.0 2 W CAP
12 0942 0.5 3 Lt.Blue CAP 1.5sec
13 0942 2.0 4 W PER
14 0944 3.5 3 W SPO
15 0946 1.0 3 W CAP
16 0949 1.0 4 Lt.Blue PAU
17 0950 3.0 2 W SPO
18 0957 3.0 3 W CAP
19 1000 0 3 Y-Or SPO 1sec
20 1006 1.0 3 Blue KCG
21 1007 -1.0 4 Y NPX 3sec!
22 1008 1.0 3 W SPO
23 1010 1.0 4 W SPO
24 1010 2.0 4 W SPO
25 1011 1.5 4 Y SPO
26 1013 1.0 4 W KCG
27 1017 1.5 2 Y CAP
28 1020 -1.0 3 W ANT 2.5sec.
29 1025 2.0 4 W NDA
30 1028 1.0 4 W SPO
31 1029 1.0 3 W SPO
32 1029 -1.0 5 Y PER 2sec.
33 1030 1.0 4 Y NPX
34 1032 2.0 3 W NPX
35 1035 1.5 2 W SPX
36 1045 0.5 4 W NPX
37 1052 1.5 4 Y KCG
VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:
0 = Stationary
1 = Very Slow
2 = Slow
3 = Medium
4 = Fast
5 = Very Fast
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REMARKS:
1. Meteors #5 & 6 appeared at the same time from the CAP radiant and branched off closely.
2. Meteors # 22, 23 & 24 are labeled SPOs but I believe they were either ANTs or SIAs. Not sure though.
3. Meteor #25 traveled from SW to NE.
Clear skies,
-SID!
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END OF REPORT
Sidney A. Ferreira
Forest Knoll Observatory
Indian Wells Valley
Mojave Desert, CA
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