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(meteorobs) 8-9/08/03 Observer Report from Mojave Desert, CA USA
Hello,
I am sorry if this is a re-post. I sent it along to Lew but didn't see a post on MeteorObs so I am sending it out now.
Clear skies to you all,
-SID!
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NAMN VISUAL SUMMARY REPORT
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DATE: 8-9/08/03 BEGIN: 0815 UT END: 1115 UT
OBSERVER:Sidney Ferreira (FERSI)
LOCATION: Long: 117°40'12" West; Lat:35°37'21" North
City & State:Ridgecrest, CA USA Elevation: 700m
RECORDING METHOD: digital recorder
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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
South Iota Aquarids [SIA] 22:36 (339) -14; 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:
PERIOD(UT) FIELD Teff F LM KCG CAP ANT NDA SDA PAU SIA PER NPX SPX SPO
0815-0915 Albireo 1.00 1.0 5.16 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 0 4
0915-1015 Gienah 1.00 1.0 5.22 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 6 3 0 3
1015-1115 ZetaCygni 1.00 1.0 5.33 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 20 5 1 3
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TOTALS 3.00 4 0 0 4 2 4 1 34 12 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 0 1 0 2.5 .5 0 0 0 4
CAP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ANT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .5 .5 0 2 0 0 0 4
SDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .5 .5 0 0 0 2
PAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
SIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
PER 0 0 0 0 1 2 4.5 5.5 6.5 8 6.5 0 0 0 34
NPX 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.5 3.5 4 1 0 0 0 12
SPX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.5 2.5 0 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
0815 14 6 4.79
0815 7 6 5.12
0815 6 7 5.56
0915 6 7 5.56
0915 14 7 4.94
0915 7 7 5.17
1015 6 8 5.80
1015 7 7 5.17
1015 18 8 5.01
MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDES:
Interval 1: 5.16
Interval 2: 5.22
Interval 3: 5.33
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METEOR DATA:
# TIME(UT) MAG VEL. COLOR SHOWER TRAIN
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1 0824 3 3 W SPO -
2 0826 2.5 3 W NPX -
3 0826 3 4 W SPO -
4 0829 -1 5 Y PER 2s
5 0832 2 4 W SPO -
6 0834 1 4 Or SDA +
7 0839 0.5 5 Or PER -
8 0841 -1 4 Gr PER 1s
9 0843 2 3 W KCG -
10 0849 1 5 W PER +
11 0852 2 4 W SPO -
12 0857 1.5 5 Y NPX +
13 0900 -2 4 Bl PER +
14 0909 0 4 Gr PER 2s
15 0910 2 4 W NPX 1s
16 0912 0 3 Gr PER +
17 0912 -3 3 Gr PER 3s
18 0914 1 4 Bl NPX +
19 0916 2.5 3 W SDA +
20 0918 3 3 W PER -
21 0922 1 3 W ANT -
22 0923 3 4 W NDA +
23 0924 2 2 W SPO -
24 0924 2 4 W NPX -
25 0925 2 3 W KCG -
26 0928 2.5 3 W NPX -
27 0929 2 4 W SPO -
28 0932 -1 3 Bl NDA 1.5s
29 0939 1 4 Gr PER 1.5s
30 0944 1.5 3 W PER +
31 0946 0.5 4 Gr NDA 1s
32 0950 2 4 W PER +
33 0953 0 5 Gr SPO +
34 0956 1 4 Bl PAU 1s
35 1003 0 2 Gr KCG -
36 1003 2 4 W SIA -
37 1006 2.5 4 Gr PER 2s
38 1009 1.5 5 Bl PER +
39 1012 0.5 4 Y NPX +
40 1016 3 3 W PER -
41 1020 1.5 4 W PER +
42 1020 2.5 5 W PER -
43 1021 3 5 W PER -
44 1022 3 4 W PER -
45 1023 1 5 W PER +
46 1025 2.5 5 W PER +
47 1026 1.5 5 Bl PER 1s
48 1029 2 4 W SPO -
49 1029 1 4 Bl PER +
50 1030 2.5 3 W SPO -
51 1032 2 3 W PAU +
52 1037 0.5 5 Gr PAU -
53 1040 1.5 flash Y NPX -
54 1044 2 4 W PER +
55 1045 2.5 3 W KCG -
56 1050 0.5 4 Gr PER 1s
57 1051 -1 5 Gr PER 1.5s
58 1054 0 4 Gr PER +
59 1055 -1 5 Or NPX 2s
60 1059 3 4 W NDA -
61 1100 2 4 Gr PER 1s
62 1102 3 4 W PER -
63 1102 2 4 W SPO -
64 1103 0.5 3 W PAU -
65 1103 2 4 W PER -
66 1104 0 4 Gr NPX 1s
67 1105 -0.5 4 Bl PER +
68 1106 1 5 Gr NPX 1s
69 1108 -2 4 Or PER 1.5s
70 1108 0 4 Y PER 1s
71 1111 0 4 Y SPX 2s
72 1113 -1 5 Or NPX 3.5s
73 1113 1.5 4 W PER +
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REMARKS:
The Moon didn't set until 1050UT or so. Bummer.
Clear skies,
-SID!
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END OF REPORT