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(meteorobs) Geminids December 14/15 from Oregon
The night of the 12/13 was washed out for me with rain, then freezing rain, then several inches of snow. I had hopes for the evening of the 14th, although snow kept up for much of the day and set the stage for fog. I went out at 7:15pm local time (3:15 UT) and did a quick setup. I observed casually for about 40 minutes and saw 9 GEM and 1 Spo through variable conditions with rolling fog and wood stove smoke. Things finally cleared up consistently, and I began two hours of counting at 4:00 UT. There were still some high, thin clouds, and a low fog bank in the east. The Geminids weren't plentiful, but were bright on average. The first hour was sporadic-poor to say the least. The second hour featured a gorgeous -5 blue Geminid fireball, while a -2 in the first hour showed a color combination I've seen several times during the Geminids: yellow in front, with the trailing part of the head violet.
Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
Date: 2003 December 14/15
Interval UT Teff(h) LM F GEM Spo
0400-0501 1.00 6.3 1.11 16 1
0501-0502 1.00 6.2 1.11 18 7
Magnitude Distribution
Mag. -5...-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 Total
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GEM 1 1 3 4 2 8 11 4 34
Spo - - - - - 3 4 1 8
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