(meteorobs) Meteor watch July 25-26 (VANMC)

[Michel Vandeputte]

Day: 25-26    Month: July    Year: 2006
begin: 22.35 UT        end: 02.40 UT
Location: Reillane (dep Hautes Provence)  - France    long.  5.40 E    lat.  43.52 N    alt 455m
Observer: Vandeputte Michel        IMO code: VANMC
Method: tape recorder, counting
Field: south

Observed showers: 

Perseids    alfa 24° / delta 54°
Capricornids     alfa 303° / delta -11°
Southern Delta Aquarids    alfa 338° / delta -17°
Northern Delta Aquarids    alfa 324° / delta -9° or ANT meteors


Interval analyse

Period            Teff        F        LM     PER    CAP    SDA    NDA     SPOR

22.35-23.35    1.00    1.00    6.64        1        0        4        2        14
23.35-00.35    1.00    1.00    6.83        2        0        5        3        19
00.35-01.35    1.00    1.00    6.90        1        0        9        1        25
01.35-02.40    1.08    1.00    6.70        3        0        4        2        12
22.35-02.40    4.08                             7       0        22       8        70    = 107 meteors   



Magnitude distributions

PER       +0(1)+1(2)+2(0)+3(0)+4(3)+5(1) N 7 Mean 2.14 N~:3
SDA       +2(5)+3(5)+4(10)+5(2) N 22 Mean 3.41  
NDA       +2(3)+3(3)+4(1)+5(1) N 8 Mean 3.00
SPOR    +2(6)+3(9)+4(41)+5(15) N 70 Mean 3.92 N~: 3


Remarks

third night of the meteor camp. As during July 24-25 the best observing conditions came at the end of the night. Meteor activity was great with many weak sporadics. Capricornids were absent and Perseid meteor rates were also low this night. Southern Delta Aquarid activity increased during this session. 

Kind regards, 

Michel.