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(meteorobs) Correction for 2--27/28--04 East GA Obs.



In my haste this morning, I failed to change the "shower" codes for the
Meteor data section from last weeks "template."  Below is the corrected
data.
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OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 02-27/28-2004
BEGIN:  08:36 UT  END 10:37UT
LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga. 82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
METHOD: Tape Elev. 240 ft
Facing South, sky 0% Obscured
No Breaks down time 1 minute (P2)
 Sol Long 339.076 Mid Session FOV 14hr05 +18
Total(25) SPO(15) NAPX(4) SAPX(2) ANT(2) DLE(2)

Period 1 08:36-09:36 UT   SPO(8)  NAPX(1) SAPX(1) DLE(2)
Dead time = 0 min, Teff = 1.00 LM= 6.49 F= 1.0
Sol Long. 339.064  FOV Mid period  13hrs 40 +20
 
Period 2 09:36-10:37 UT   SPO(7) SAPX(1) NAPX(3) ANT(2)
Dead time = 0 min, Teff = 1.00 LM= 6.61 F= 1.0
Sol Long. 339.106 FOV Mid period  14hr 40 +16
Dead time = 1 minute

Showers Observed
SPO                (15)
DLE                  (2)           11:28  +15
TCE                  (0)           15:00 -47
NAPX              (4)           16:36  -07
SAPX               (2)           16:36  -37
ANT(VIR)        (2)           11:36  +02

Star Counts (older IMO charts)
      IMO 11,12 (both periods)
 
Magnitude Distribution
P1
NAPX(1)                                             +4(1)
SAPX(1)                                              +4(1)
DLE  (2)                         +2(2)                       +5(1)
SPO  (8)               +1(1) +2(2)  +3(3)   +4(2)

P2
NAPX(3)                        +2(2)             +4(1)
SAPX(1)                         +2(1)  +3(1)
ANT(2)                           +2(1)             +4(1)
SPO(7)         0(1)  +1(1) +2(2)             +4(2) +5(1)

Meteor Data
Time    Shower    Mag.   Speed (0-5)
1.   08:44   SPO     (3)   Speed  (4)
2.   08:47   SPO     (1)   Speed  (3)
3.   08:53   SAPX   (4)   Speed  (4) train
4.   09:01   DLE     (2)  Speed   (3)
5.   09:02   DLE     (5)  Speed   (2) very brief train
6.   09:04   SPO     (3)  Speed  (2)
7.   09:05   SPO     (4)   Speed  (2)very brief
8.   09:15   SPO     (2)   Speed  (3)  train
9.   09:17   NAPX  (4)   Speed  (4)
10  09:22   SPO     (2)  Speed  (3)
11  09:22   SPO     (3)   Speed  (3)
12  09:30   SPO     (4)  Speed  (4)
 
P2
13  09:37  SAPX    (3)   Speed  (4)
14  09:38   SPO      (0)  Speed  (2)   very brief/train
15  09:41   ANT     (2)  Speed  (2)
16  09:58   SPP      (5)  Speed  (3)
17  09:59   SPO     (4)   Speed  (3)
18  10:09   ANT     (3)   Speed  (3)
19  10:10   SPO     (4)   Speed  (3)
20  10:11   SPO     (2)   Speed  (5)  very brief
21  10:21   NAPX  (2)   Speed  (5)
22  10:23   SPO     (1)   Speed  (1)  see notes below
23  10:24   NAPX (4)   Speed  (4)
24  10:25   SPO     (2)   Speed  (3)   very brief
25  10:32   NAPX   (2)   Speed  (4)   train
 
1.  Meteor # 22 first seen coming from Draco through Corona Borealis,
passed west of Scorpio into Lupus becoming a point meteor.
Observed path length, app 90 degrees. Mag. +1.
Very slow speed; < 1.  Little if any flaring.  Yellow