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(meteorobs) Sept 27/28 Observations from East GA



I returned to my site this morning for another visual session, hoping to get in the last three
hours before dawn.  I was eventually clouded out again, but  not before I managed to get
in a full hour's teff and then some.  Rates were only half what they were during my brief
session Wednesday morning, seeing just one DAU over an hour's watch (as opposed to 5
in roughly thirty minutes Wednesday).
But rates weren't disappointing as I saw a total of ten meteors including a -3 SPO
that shot through Pegasus, pretty much behind me.  The brightness of the
meteor seemed to illuminate the very brief train; the meteor was distinctly yellow.
Shortly after 4:10 local time thin, wispy, low-lying clouds began racing through the area,
ghostly cotton balls that merged until only Capella and a few other bright
stars remained.  Of course, when I gave up and arrived home, it was clear again...
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 09-27/28-2003
BEGIN:  07:09UT   END 08:12UT  LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 240 ft
Facing Southeast, sky 0 %0bscured
No Breaks

Period 1 07:09-8:12UT SPO(6) DAU(1)
KAQ(1) NAPX(1) ANT(1)
Dead time = 0 min, Teff = 1.05
Avg. LM = +6.07 (IMO 2, 8,17) 
FOV Mid period  4hr +22
Sol Long. 184.721


Showers Observed
SPO   (6)
KAQ  (1)    23:04 -01
DAU  (1)    05:24 +49
NAPX(1)   06:20 +38
SAPX(0)    06:20 +08
ANT  (1)    01:20 +08

Magnitude Distribution

DAU(1)                                  +4(1)
KAQ(1)                                 +4(1)
SPO(6)      -3(1)           +3(3) +4(2)
NAPX(1)            +2(1)
ANT (1)              +2(1)
Meteor Data

P1
Time    Shower    Mag.   Speed (0-5)      Comments
07:19   SPO         4             1                  
07:23   KAQ        4             2                   
07:27   SPO        -3             2    <.5 sec train lit up by wake                                
07:30   SPO         3             2
07:34   SPO         3             3 very short path length; 2.5 sec. train                  
07:37   NAPX      2             5                 1.5 sec. train
07:38   ANT        2             2
07:49   SPO         3             3
08:02   SPO         4             2
08:07   DAU        4             3