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(meteorobs) Cloudy Backyard Quadrantids from East GA
For the second night in a row, I was chased from my site
by encroaching ground fog -- in addition to last night's
cloudy skies and the bright moonlight (at 3:30 am local time).
But when I arrived home, with temps a warm 56 degrees F,
the moon was behind the trees and clouds had pretty much
dispersed except for a thick, soupy, murky haze that kept
my LM's at +2 and +3 (depending on which part of the
sky you were looking at) for the first thirty minutes or so,
then things cleared out to a much more agreeable +4.5
during the latter half of the single hour's watch. I was forced
to end at 10:15 UT when clouds moved back in.
Normally I wouldn't have logged anything on a night with a
average LM of +3.2, but as Paul Jones and I had planned
a double station observation for the night, and since I *was*
actually having decent rates, I've gone ahead and created a
report. Two Quads were quite bright (-4 and -3) and of course
I saw nothing fainter than +3, but still managed to observe
18 meteors including 15 QUAs. Here's hoping that Paul
was at least equally fortunate down in St. Augustine.
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 01-03/04-2004
BEGIN: 09:05 END 10:14 UT LOCATION: Swainsboro, Ga.
82.3457" W; 32.5371 METHOD: Tape Elev. 260 ft
Facing WNW, sky 20% Obscured (trees/clouds) F=1.25
No Breaks Sol Long 283.299 Mid Session FOV 9hrs +40
Total(18) SPO(0) NAPX(2) SAPX(1) QUA(15)
Period 1 09:05-10:14 UT SPO(0) NAPX(2) SAPX (1) QUA(15)
Dead time = 0 min, Teff = 1.15 LM= 3.2 (estimate) (IMO 9)
F= 1.25 Sol Long. 283.299 FOV Mid period 9hrs +40
Showers Observed
SPO (0)
QUA (15) 14:20 (215) +75
NAPX (2) 11:56 (179) +15
SAPX (1) 11:56 (179) -15
Magnitude Distribution
P1
NAPX (2) +1(1) +2(1)
SAPX(1) +3(1)
QUA(15) -4(1)-3(1) 0(4)+1(1) +2(2) +3(6)
Meteor Data
P1
Time Shower Mag. Speed (0-5)
1. 09:09 QUA Mag (2) Speed (3) In Gemini
2. 09:10 QUA Mag (1) Speed (4) Leo Minor
3. 09:10 QUA Mag (0) Speed (3) Near Cancer
4. 09:25 QUA Mag (-4) Speed (3) SW Edge of Dipper "bowl"
10 degree path, 3 sec
train, bluish
5. 09:34 QUA Mag (0) Speed (4) Leo Minor
6. 09:36 QUA Mag (3) Speed (3) Ursa's back claws
7. 09:41 NAPX Mag (2) Speed (5)
8. 09:41 QUA Mag (3) Speed (3) In Gemini
9. 09:42 NAPX Mag (1) Speed (4) Auriga
10. 09:44 QUA Mag (3) Speed (3) Leo Minor
11. 09:46 QUA Mag (2) Speed (3) N of Leo
12. 09:46 QUA Mag (3) Speed (3) Just below Big Dipper
13. 10:00 QUA Mag (3) Speed (2) West of Leo
14. 10:06 QUA Mag (0) Speed (3)
15. 10:06 QUA Mag (0) Speed (4)Auriga
16. 10:11 QUA Mag (3) Speed (3) W of Big Dipper
17. 10:13 QUA Mag (-3) Speed (3) Gemini
18. 10:13 SAPX Mag (3) Speed (4)
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