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(meteorobs) 7-8/08/03 Observer Report from Mojave Desert/Sierra Nevadas CA USA




[Editor's Note: See previous post for format notes. -Lew]

>Cc: sc.meteors@home.com, lunro.imo.usa@coxdot net, res178nm@verizondot net


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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: 7-8/08/03     BEGIN: 0815 UT    END: 1015 UT
OBSERVER:Sidney Ferreira (FERSI)
LOCATION: Long: 117=B040'12" West;   Lat:35=B037'21" North
City & State:Ridgecrest, CA   USA         Elevation: 700m=20
RECORDING METHOD: a groovy new digital recorder just for meteors!
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OBSERVED SHOWERS: 3-letter code; radiant position; radiant diameter
Kappa Cygnids (KCG) 18:56 (284) +58 ; 6
Alpha Capricornids (CAP)  311   -09 ; 8
Antihelion 22:08 (332) -10 ; --
North Delta Aquarids (NDA) 22:20 (335) -05 ; 5
South Delta Aquarids (SDA) 23:16 (349) -13 ; 5
Pisces Austrinids (PAU) 23:28 (352) -26 ; 5
Perseids (PER) 02:52 (043) +58 ; 5
Northern Apex (NPX) 03:08 (047) +32 ; --
Southern Apex (SPX) 03:08 (047) +02 ; --

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OBSERVING PERIODS: 0 =3D none seen;    / =3D shower not watched.

PERIOD(UT)  FIELD         Teff     F     LM     KCG  CAP  ANT  NDA
SDA  PAU=
 =20
PER  NPX   SPX   SPO
0815-0915     Albireo        1.00   1.0   5.23      3        0       1
=20=
1=20
       0      0       3      1       0        2      =20
0915-1015    ZetaCygni    1.00    1.0   5.23     1         1       0
0=20=
 =20
     0      1      6       5       0       4
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TOTALS                          2.00                      4        1
1=
 =20
     1        0      1      9       6       0       6

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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   0  .5    2     1    .5   0    0
0=20=
 =20
   4
CAP            0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0     0     0    1
0    0=
 =20
   1
ANT            0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0     0     0    0
0   =20=
0=20
    1
NDA            0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0     0     1    0
0    0=
 =20
   1
SDA            0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0     0     0    0
0    0=
 =20
   0
PAU            0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0     0     0    0
0    0=
 =20
   1
PER            0   0   0   0   0   2   0  4.5  2.5  0      0    0    0
0=20=
 =20
  9
NPX            0   0   0    0   0   0   0  1.5  2   1.5    1    0    0
0=20=
 =20
  6
SPX            0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0    0      0    0
0   =20=
0=20
    0
SPO           0   0   0    0   0   0   2   0   .5   2.5    1    0
0    0=
 =20
  6

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OBSERVING FIELD OBSTRUCTION:
      _____%                _____%
FROM:         UT      FROM:         UT
  TO:         UT        TO:         UT
   <<<clear desert sky>>>
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      =20=
=20
DEAD TIME:
BREAKS:
      <<<none>>>
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LIMITING MAGNITUDE:

              STAR      STAR
TIME      AREA      COUNT     LM
0815       14            7             4.94
0815       7              8            5.26
0815       13            8             5.49
0915       14            8             5.06
0915       7              8             5.26
0915       6              8             5.80     =20

MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDES: =20
Interval 1:   5.23
Interval 2:   5.37

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METEOR DATA:

#    TIME(UT)   MAG    VEL.   COLOR   SHOWER   TRAIN   MAP   ACCURACY
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1     0819          0.5      3          W          KCG             +
2     0819         2.0       3          W          NPX
3     0825          -1        3          Orange  SPO              +
4     0833          3.0      3          W          NDA
5     0841         1.5       3          Y           KCG
6     0846           0        4          Lt.Blue   ANT
1.5sec.
7     0857         2.5       2          W          KCG
8     0858         1.5       4          W          SPO             +
9     0907         1.0       4          W          PER
10   0913        -1.5       4          Orange   PER          2.5sec.
11   0914           0        5         Green     PER          1.5sec.
12   0917         3.0       5         Green     SPO        + FLASH
13   0921         4.0       2          W          CAP
14   0923        -1.0       4          Y           PAU           2sec.
15   0924          0         4          Y           PER             +
16   0937        -1.0       3          Orange   SPO             +
17   0942         1.0       4         Y-Orange NPX             +
18   0946         1.5       3          W           NPX           1sec.
19   0950         0.5       4          Y           PER             +
20   0950         2.0       3          W          SPO
21   0954           0        4          Green    NPX           2.5sec.
22   0955         1.0       2          W          PER
23   0957         0.5       4          LtBlue    NPX              +
24   1001        -0.5       5          Green     PER           2sec.
25   1003         3.0       4          W          NPX
26   1004         1.0       3          W          KCG           1sec.
27   1005           0        5          Green    PER           1.5sec.
28   1007        -1.0       5          Green     PER           4sec.
29   1015         2.0       3          W          SPO             +

VELOCITY (VEL.) SCALE:=20
0 =3D Stationary
1 =3D Very Slow
2 =3D Slow
3 =3D Medium
4 =3D Fast
5 =3D Very Fast

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REMARKS:
Hello,
   First off, I need to report a fireball I saw while heading to my
truck=20
from outside my home before this session. It was a bright -4.0
Magnitude, Or=
ange=20
colored PER at 0748UT. This was seen from my observing site but I
wasn't ob
serving at the time.
   At 1011UT I was startled by an approaching squeak & click
mechanical=20
sounding rhythm. It scared me because I'm alone in the middle of the
desert=20=
where I=20
can see for many miles. Well, the approaching squeaking-clicking
rhythm got=20
louder and louder and suddenly this "thing" swooped out of the night
sky at=20=
me=20
and continued on it's way.=20
   I said, "HOLY %$#$" just as two smaller versions of this bird-bat
thing=20
followed closely behind. Baby bird-bat things.
   If it was a bat... it was the size of a large owl. I don't know
what the=20
heck it was but I do know that I will be armed with a golf club from
now on,=
=20
maybe a 4 wood, just in case it tries to carry me off  in the
future.=20
Clear skies & FORE!
-SID!
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END OF REPORT
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