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Re: (meteorobs) URSID/COM Observations 12/22/2003



    I have herewith successfully completed my Ursid Campaign,
 2003.  The Ursids, like last year, were pretty much a bust.
  I saw only two this morning during the two-hour watch.  
My LM was down  more than a full magnitude during the first
 part of the first period, but improved greatly during the last 
half of the session.  The seven meteors marked with an asterisk 
below all intersect in central Leo and mark an area that 
apparently  was very active on the 21 and 22 also, interfering 
with my NAPX counts. 
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 12-22/23-2003
BEGIN:  07:51  END 09:56UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 240 ft
Facing West, sky .025% Obscured F=1.026
No Breaks Sol Long 271.033 Mid Session FOV 8hrs 10 +42
Total(32) SPO(19) NAPX/COM(7) SAPX(1) ANT(3) URS(2)

Period 1 07:51-08:56 UT   SPO(9) NAPX(1) ANT (1) URS(1)
Dead time = 0 min, Teff = 1.08  LM= 5.42 (IMO  9, 4)
F= 1.052 Sol Long. 271.021  FOV Mid period  7hrs 10 +36

Period 2 08:56-09:56UT   SPO(10) NAPX/COM(6) SAPX(1) URS(1)
ANT(2)
Dead time = 0 min, Teff = 1.00 LM= 6.06 (IMO 9, 4)
F= 1.00 Sol Long. 271.065 FOV Mid period  8hr 10 +40

Showers Observed
SPO                (19)
URS                (2)            14:20 (215) +75
NAPX/COM  (7)          11:56 (179) +15
SAPX              (1)           11:56 (179) -15
ANT                (3)            06:56 (104) +23

Magnitude Distribution
P1
NAPX/COM (1)     +1(1)
ANT(1)                                              +5(1)
URS(1)                           +3(1)
SPO(9)        +1(2) +2(3) +3(1) +4(2) +5(1)

P2
NAPX/COM (6)    +1(2)          +3(2)          +5(2)
SAPX(1)                          +2(1)
ANT(2)                            +2(2)
URS(1)                                      +3(1)
SPO(10)    0(1)     +1(1)  +2(4) +3(2) +4(1) +5(1)

Meteor Data
P1
      Time    Shower  Mag.   Speed (0-5)
1.   07:59   SPO      Mag  (2)   Speed  (2)
2.   08:06   URS      Mag  (3)   Speed  (3)
3.   08:11   SPO*    Mag  (1)   Speed  (5)  3  sec train
4.   08:17   ANT     Mag  (5)  Speed  (2)
5.   08:18   SPO*    Mag  (4)  Speed  (5)
6.   08:22   SPO      Mag  (3)  Speed   (2)
7.   08:25   NAPX* Mag  (1)   Speed  (5)  4 sec train
8.   08:26   SPO      Mag  (4)   Speed  (2)
9.   08:35   SPO      Mag  (1)   Speed  (4)  1 sec train
10.  08:38   SPO     Mag  (2)  Speed  (4)
11.  08:55   SPO*   Mag  (2)   Speed  (5)  2 sec train
12.  08:56   SPO     Mag  (5)  Speed  (2)  

P2
13.  08:59   SPO      Mag  (2)  Speed  (5)
14.  09:06   SPO      Mag  (2)  Speed  (2)
15.  09:08   SAPX   Mag  (2)   Speed  (4) 2 sec train
16.  09:09   SPO      Mag  (3)   Speed  (2)  very brief
17.  09:09   NAPX   Mag  (3)   Speed  (5)
18.  09:12   NAPX* Mag  (1)   Speed  (4)
19  09:13    SPO      Mag  (2)   Speed  (3) very brief
20  09:15   ANT       Mag  (2)   Speed  (2)
21  09:20   NAPX*  Mag  (1)   Speed  (5)
22  09:24   NAPX    Mag  (5)   Speed  (5)  train
23  09:29   SPO*     Mag  (1)   Speed  (4) brief
24  09:30   SPO      Mag  (3)   Speed  (3)
25  09:30   URS      Mag  (3)   Speed  (3)
26  09:34   SPO      Mag  (5)   Speed  (2)
27  09:37   SPO      Mag  (4)    Speed  (2)
28  09:40   SPO      Mag  (0)    Speed  (4)
29  09:44   SPO      Mag  (2)   Speed  (3) 
30  09:51   NAPX   Mag  (3)   Speed  (5) yellow
31  09:55   NAPX   Mag  (5)   Speed  (5)
32  09:55   ANT      Mag  (2)     Speed (2)

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