From: George Zay, Descanso, CA
Date: Nov. 22, 1997




                   METEOR VISUAL OBSERVING FORM
                         SUMMARY REPORT


DATE: November 16/17, 1997 BEGIN: 7h49 UT END: 13h24 UT
OBSERVER : George J. Zay,   IMO code: ZAYGE
LOCATION : Long: 114deg, 35'  West;  Lat: 32deg 50'  North
           Ogilby, Calif. USA;  Elevation:


OBSERVED SHOWERS:

SHOWER   RA    DEC.   Diam.   #####   SHOWER   RA    DEC.   DIAM.
LEO      153   +22     5      #####   NTA      61    +23    10X5
STA      61    +16    10X5    #####
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OBSERVING PERIODS: Data was recorded onto a tape recorder. No
recording Dead time except 1 minute/hour for camera operations.
0 = None seen;     / = shower not watched.
PERIOD(UT)    FIELD   Teff  F  LM     LEO  NTA  STA   Spor
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7h49-8h50     15d+60  1.0   1  5.0     8    2    0     0
8h50-9h51     30d+23  1.0   1  4.87    12   1    1     2
9h51-10h52    150d+62 1.0   1  4.8     15   1    0     1
10h52-11h53   165d+58 1.0   1  4.67    20   1    0     1
11h53-12h54   165d+58 1.0   1  4.6     25   0    0     2
12h54-13h24   165d+58 0.48   1 4.37    12   0    0     1
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MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS:

SHOWER -9  -8  -6  -5  -4  -3  -2  -1  0  +1  +2  +3  +4   TOTAL
LEO     1   1   2   1   3   3   7   6  11  15  31  9   2    92

NTA                                    1   2   2             5
STA                                            1             1

SPOR                                       1   2   3   1     7


MEAN
LEO =  0.40
NTA =  1.2
STA =  2.0
Spor=  2.57                                        Total:   105
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SKY OBSCURED: 0        Ki X Min =              1
                       -------- = K'= 0     ------- = F = 1
                        T min                1 - K'

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DEAD TIME:  6 minutes (Due to camera operations)
BREAKS   :  none
Teff     :  5.48 hours






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       AREA   COUNT
7h49    2      6     5.0
8h25    2      6     5.0
8h50    2      6     5.0
9h30    3      7     4.8
9h51    3      7     4.8
10h30   3      7     4.8
10h52   3      7     4.8
11h53   3      7     4.8
11h53   9      7     4.4
12h30   9      7     4.4
12h30   3      7     4.8
12h54   9      7     4.4
12h54   3      7     4.8
13h11   3      6     4.6
13h11   9      7     4.4
13h15   3      5     4.5
13h22   Estimated    3.5(star count less than conver-
                         sion tables)
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MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 4.72

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METEOR DATA

#   TIME   MAG SPEED  COLOR  TRAIN  SHWR
     UT                       SEC
1   7h49    2    5    white   1/2   LEO
2   7h49    1    2    white         NTA
3   8h19   -4    5    Orange   2    LEO
4   8h25   -1    5    white    1    LEO
5   8h25    2    5    white         LEO
6   8h25    2    5    white         LEO
7   8h33m39s +2  5    white         LEO
8   8h37    1    5    white    1    LEO
9   8h39    3    5    white         LEO
10  8h49    0    3    orange        NTA
11  8h57    1    5    white    1    LEO
12  8h58m03 1    5    red      1    LEO *
13  9h02    2    5    white    2    LEO
14  9h09    1    3    white    2    NTA
15  9h12    1    5    white         LEO
16  9h13    2    5    white    1    LEO
17  9h17    3    5    white         spor
18  9h22    0    5    white         LEO
19  9h22    3    5    white         LEO
20  9h24    3    5    white         LEO
21  9h25    2    3    white         STA
22  9h27   -2    5    orange   2    LEO
23  9h32    2    5    white         LEO
24  9h41    2    5    white         LEO
25  9h50    1    5    white         LEO
26  9h51    1    4    white         spor
27  9h54    2    5    white         LEO
28  10h00m10s 1  5    white         LEO
29  10h06   2    5    white         LEO
30  10h13m44s -8 5    white   30s   LEO
31  10h18   0    5    white         LEO
32  10h18   0    5    white         LEO
33  10h19m08 -1  5    white         LEO
34  10h19   3    4    white         spor
35  10h21   2    5    white    1    LEO
36  10h33   0    5    white         LEO
37  10h34   3    5    white         LEO
38  10h45   2    5    white         LEO
39  10h45   2    3    orange        NTA
40  10h46   2    5    white    1    LEO
41  10h49   1    5    white         LEO
42  10h51m00s -2 5    white         LEO
43  10h52   4    5    white         LEO
44  10h55  -2    5    white    1    LEO
45  11h04  -2    5    white         LEO
46  11h06   2    5    white         LEO
47  11h06   2    3    white         NTA
48  11h06   4    5    white         LEO
49  11h07   3    5    white         LEO
50  11h08  -3    5    white    1    LEO
51  11h16m18s -1 5    white         LEO
52  11h18   0    5    white         LEO
53  11h18m31s 2  5    white    1/2  LEO
54  11h25   2    5    white         LEO
55  11h28m30s -9 5    blue     8    LEO
56  11h31  -3    5    white         LEO
57  11h32   0    5    white         LEO
58  11h40   2    5    white         LEO
59  11h42m09s -2 5    white         LEO
60  11h43   2    5    white         LEO
61  11h46   2    5    white         spor
62  11h48   0    5    white         LEO
63  11h50  -1    5    white         LEO
64  11h50   2    5    white         LEO
65  11h52   2    5    white         LEO
66  11h54   1    5    white         LEO
67  11h54   1    5    whtie    1    LEO *
68  12h02m51s -6 5    white         LEO *
69  12h06   1    5    white         LEO
70  12h09   2    5    white         LEO
71  12h09   3    5    white         spor
72  12h09   2    5    white         LEO
73  12h12  -3    5    white         LEO
74  12h13m57s -4 5    white    2    LEO
75  12h18   2    5    white         LEO
76  12h20   0    5    white         LEO
77  12h23   2    5    whtie         LEO
78  12h24   1    5    white         LEO
79  12h24  -2    5    white         LEO
80  12h29   2    5    white         LEO
81  12h30   3    5    white         LEO
82  12h32   2    5    white         LEO
83  12h33  -6    4    white    3    LEO
84  12h38   2    5    white         LEO
85  12h40   4    3    white         spor
86  12h40   3    5    white         LEO
87  12h46   0    5    white         LEO
88  12h48   3    5    white         LEO
89  12h48   0    5    white         LEO
90  12h49  -1    5    white         LEO
91  12h53   2    5    white         LEO
92  12h53m22s +1 5    white    1    LEO
93  12h57   1    5    white         LEO
94  12h58   1    5    white         LEO
95  12h59   3    5    white         LEO
96  13h00  -1    5    white         LEO
97  13h03  -4    5    white         LEO
98  13h05  -5    5    white    3    LEO
99  13h08   2    2    white         spor
100 13h09  -2    5    white         LEO
101 13h12   2    5    white         LEO
102 13h16   2    5    white         LEO
103 13h18   2    5    white         LEO
104 13h18   1    5    white         LEO
105 13h20   0    5    white         LEO
### 13h24 ######### STOP ################
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VELOCITY SCALE:
0 = STATIONARY
1 = VERY SLOW
2 = SLOW
3 = MEDIUM
4 = FAST
5 = VERY FAST
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LEONIDS IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS(1 min/hour shows camera
operation Dead Time).

Periods
in U.T.    # LEONIDS

7h49-8h04   = 1
8h04-8h19   = 1
8h19-8h34   = 4
8h34-8h49   = 2
8h49-9h05   = 3
9h05-9h20   = 2
9h20-9h35   = 5
9h35-9h50   = 2
9h50-10h06  = 3
10h06-10h21 = 5
10h21-10h36 = 2
10h36-10h51 = 4
10h51-11h07 = 6
11h07-11h22 = 5
11h22-11h37 = 4
11h37-11h52 = 7
11h52-12h08 = 5
12h08-12h23 = 7
12h23-12h38 = 7
12h38-12h53 = 7
12h53-13h09 = 7
13h09-13h24 = 5
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Meteors # 12, 67 and 68 were photographed.
Meteor #68 was with a guided camera.