Day ; 29-30 Month :
September Year : 2003
begin : 00.40 UT end : 03.40
UT
Location ; Ellezelles Belgium
long. 3.38 E let. 50.43 N Alt. 120
m
Observer : Vandeputte Michel IMO
code: VANMC
Field : south east (Aries - M45)
Method : tape recorder
Observed showers :
Delta Aurigids (alpha 083° Delta
+49°
Piscids (alpha
013° delta +2°)
Northern Taurids ( alpha 021° delta +11°)
Southern Taurids (alpha 023° delta +05°)
early Orionids
Interval analyse
Period
Teff
F
LM DAU SPI
TAU ORI SPOR Total
00.40 - 01.40
1.00 1.00 6.40
1 0
0 1
14 16
01.40 - 02.40 1.00
1.00 6.50
1 1
1 0
10 13
02.40 - 03.40 1.00
1.00 6.50 1
0 0
0 12
13
00.40 - 03.40 3.00
3
1 1
1 36
=42
Magnitude distributions
DAU
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(2)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0) Mean
2.33 N~ : 2
SPI -1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(0)+3(1)+4(0)+5(0)
Mean 4.00 N~ : 0
TAU
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) Mean
2.00 N~ : 0
ORI
-1(0)+0(0)+1(0)+2(1)+3(0)+4(0)+5(0) Mean
2.00 N~ : 0
SPOR -1(0)+0(0)+1(2)+2(3)+3(8)+4(13)+5(10)Mean
3.72 N~ : 1
Remarks :
-declining Delta Aurigid activity. At 02.52
UT nice Magnitude +2 Delta Aurigid with very short trail (2
degrees) nearby the radiant. Also 1 sec ~ .
-First early Taurid and Orionid.
-excellent
observing conditions ; last day before the Autumn definitely strikes over the
low countries.
Up to the next observing session !!
Michel Vandeputte (VANMC)
Dutch Meteor Society - VVS Belgium meteor
section