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Visual Observations Log: 2007

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Visual Observations Table: 2007

The below table lists, in reverse chronological order, the visual meteor observations received by the American Meteor Society and the ALPO Meteors Section for 2007.

DATE OBSERVER LOC. PERIOD (UT) TeFF SOL.LG. L.M. F TOTAL SPO ANT SHR SHR SHR
Sep 29 Javor Kac Slovenia 2209-2312 1.02 186.544 6.45 1.00 13 8 3 2 DAU    

Visual Observing Totals: 2006

The below table lists statistics for the visual meteor observers who share data with the American Meteor Society, the ALPO Meteors Section, or the International Meteor Organization during the calendar year 2006.

NAME LOCATION NIGHTS HOURS METEORS AFFILIATIONS
           
           
TOTALS   0 0 0  

Abbreviations

Most abbreviations are self explainatory. A few of the more obscure ones plus the meteor shower abbrevations are listed below:

Teff - The effective observing observing time

Sol.Lg - The solar longitude of the mid-point of each period.

L.M. - The average limiting magnitude of the observer's field of view during each period.

F - The correction for obstacles such as clouds or trees in the observer's field of view during each period. A ten percent coverage of ones field of view would yield a correction of 1.11 (100 percent-10 percent = 90%), 100/90 = 1.11

SPO - Sporadic (random) meteors

ANT - Antihelion meteors (from a constant source located opposite the sun in the sky)

SHR - Shower meteors

COM - Coma Berenicids

QUA - Quadrantids

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