Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 159 www.rmob.org October 2006 1. GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS Observer: Enric Fraile Algeciras Location: Centre Meteorologic de l'Alt Camp (Tarragona) (01 15' E, 41 17' N) Frequency: 49.7396 MHz Transmitter Location: CZE Praha and HNG Budapest Antenna: 3 element Yagi Azimuth 200 deg (NE), elevation 20 deg Receiver: home made converter 20 dB gain, 1 dB noise and Kenwood TS 2000. 10 dB attenuator in the receiver to reduce direct reception Sensitivity: 0.25 uV for 10 dB S/N Observing method: the audio signal of the video carrier is received using a SSB filter (2500 Hz) and fed into the PC in real time. Data sampling system: own written software "MSD" with sound card. | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|337 279 319 269 248 253 294 266 273 232 306 304 392 370 1 |346 272 142 250 271 258 230 274 270 116 271 313 316 320 2 |359 347 36 356 287 342 318 292 344 12 387 398 340 335 3 |393 392 311 395 312 327 393 393 384 334 431 449 449 461 4 |410 368 376 381 302 309 366 378 370 351 415 415 392 458 5 |419 374 380 373 336 278 342 338 358 310 382 313 387 353 6 |391 405 380 358 295 284 344 328 323 334 387 285 356 339 7 |418 380 403 349 371 344 330 360 350 337 399 367 320 340 8 |430 353 408 405 354 327 332 363 364 343 380 371 332 330 361 9 |426 419 386 369 370 336 325 392 370 369 407 378 360 366 371 10 |340 410 354 355 336 295 318 304 330 338 329 362 389 332 335 11 |278 346 289 289 259 271 298 316 315 317 287 327 305 340 267 12 |295 277 272 204 250 196 244 230 253 281 238 286 266 260 236 13 |251 242 233 216 232 175 205 198 199 258 244 248 189 210 28 14 |207 212 195 204 186 165 165 221 191 206 192 221 187 184 181 15 |160 171 147 136 170 150 139 182 185 175 222 189 188 199 179 16 |137 152 86 145 170 162 138 145 158 439 196 180 162 182 157 17 |162 226 208 117 145 148 131 137 116 472 163 143 155 158 157 18 |210 495 178 154 162 144 176 190 177 258 205 183 191 197 214 19 |384 250 233 200 240 207 208 215 209 245 231 297 257 203 243 20 |307 255 289 276 270 332 268 284 275 324 371 301 325 301 271 21 |277 332 351 330 328 341 325 312 338 375 401 366 336 316 22 |375 335 354 361 315 334 323 358 341 427 363 410 404 373 23 |351 307 324 290 248 326 336 292 274 377 324 361 334 389 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h|338 211 347 340 360 350 350 336 382 360 283 288 432 288 1 |378 269 349 391 413 299 351 360 444 354 351 309 328 247 2 |362 112 373 439 423 388 424 469 447 391 366 376 324 92 3 |468 275 438 548 465 503 496 410 574 575 474 372 366 25 4 |349 340 396 450 406 463 415 470 422 430 388 412 362 264 5 |334 377 352 424 363 400 282 341 296 351 351 363 337 355 6 |342 348 357 388 332 206 284 299 383 323 320 369 345 273 322 7 |323 344 332 368 293 300 296 345 357 364 306 357 320 358 313 344 8 |304 386 365 373 406 370 293 348 385 340 350 344 304 327 387 370 9 |291 416 366 368 387 329 58?389 374 364 389 358 279 214 360 10 |178 181 342 355 361 258 169 437 190 322 315 173 11 | 74?300 310 188 322 334 239 235 207 240 12 | 38?220 255 252 250 372 202 261 194 261 243 251 13 |312 248 163 250 230 141 214 261 212 66 231 261 14 |181 218 233 216 216 133 198 214 176 173 230 15 |156 195 200 172 76?234 200 176 155 162 192 162 16 |127 176 178 174 130 202 170 257 145 156 183 148 156 17 |141 158 206 192 149 142 161 86 179 360 161 124 361 180 18 |222 194 188 206 326 169 198 369 194 179 187 199 161 176 19 |268 238 241 249 178 232 213 248 225 246 227 195 202 215 20 |266 285 304 310 304 306 252 288 274 270 334 258 281 244 21 |312 351 353 333 304 343 312 329 317 331 470 309 295 266 22 |325 432 392 467 427 362 381 364 362 374 328 343 344 343 23 |243 389 430 405 391 339 383 388 400 332 301 378 303 359 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Notes: . ? local interference or Es propagation opening . big local storm on Oct. PC clock possibly out of step until Oct 18. Enric Fraile Algeciras --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Orlando Benitez Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (28 09' N, 15 27' W) Receiver: ICOM IC R 7000 Antenna: 3 element Yagi, Az 210 deg (NE), elev 15 deg Frequency: 55.2494 MHz Transmitter: Lousa Portugal Computer: Pentium MMX 100 MHZ Data sampling system: SSB band with software MSD and sound card Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 1.5 Meteor reflections/hour | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|372 365 357 360 368 332 337 278 318 267 312 266 239 260 309 1 |363 358 343 347 360 351 305 293 337 433 279 256 249 258 297 2 |388 444 436 339 408 443 349 388 391 277 334 263 297 345 362 3 |542 410 423 559 456 404 463 442 539 375 323 341 398 403 4 |500 461 468 434 476 444 433 405 353 406 460 460 5 |457 467 467 517 484 438 386 379 391 372 338 399 377 424 6 |393 476 449 529 461 323 308 352 286 356 307 392 405 372 7 |409 443 480 497 507 324 295 314 281 325 299 399 319 381 8 |493 519 526 464 456 537 417 371 364 272 296 279 381 344 303 9 |465 561 546 503 480 379 401 369 371 292 398 310 416 400 343 10 |515 512 485 436 490 355 387 393 315 261 316 263 376 362 378 11 |430 418 399 327 345 315 319 249 273 245 289 255 320 276 336 12 |349 344 397 276 259 257 277 225 336 204 195 198 197 227 194 13 |326 432 261 251 226 231 213 230 242 193 189 187 155 200 163 14 |276 343 275 231 252 211 194 197 180 206 159 168 155 160 178 15 |285 225 217 205 214 184 181 194 348 173 170 162 170 174 182 16 |223 201 494 168 181 159 146 156 301 133 124 152 155 166 162 17 |168 185 296 141 161 143 128 180 395 134 111 107 129 130 124 18 |161 157 160 137 222 473 140 165 433 100 105 134 171 124 155 19 |157 214 152 147 228 361 137 109 206 121 118 119 168 141 128 20 |224 202 187 173 207 194 154 153 159 159 189 209 190 175 21 |280 294 257 301 442 265 206 174 334 190 214 240 551 280 237 22 |409 325 383 323 293 262 292 257 266 298 566 318 299 23 |459 329 345 459 342 316 317 289 267 287 327 300 273 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h|258 219 260 270 298 379 348 313 317 318 245 245 219 209 224 233 1 |285 289 240 313 340 425 483 387 353 296 283 286 285 297 221 197 2 |292 290 370 314 426 504 560 492 408 360 362 319 329 368 371 295 3 |378 326 366 389 432 513 535 519 412 427 368 349 386 340 453 387 4 |463 351 406 373 433 465 514 431 481 385 426 395 378 352 427 366 5 |395 323 377 364 420 465 472 496 493 431 370 386 379 305 351 341 6 |372 341 351 366 473 552 508 422 462 389 382 312 350 304 289 341 7 |356 322 325 359 525 455 439 389 505 408 344 330 377 289 295 337 8 |309 329 444 336 454 471 505 494 463 397 322 317 471 296 335 360 9 |336 349 370 320 456 525 466 480 438 412 342 299 486 318 333 345 10 |363 295 387 338 388 429 360 422 371 323 327 279 455 322 260 345 11 |258 313 239 258 285 316 347 328 248 267 246 299 328 269 247 256 12 |203 234 162 170 238 296 236 241 185 233 237 207 274 265 187 214 13 |170 184 227 105 180 244 244 179 170 154 187 230 275 192 178 187 14 |156 187 130 171 211 188 198 176 177 154 193 191 262 173 183 188 15 |146 188 122 137 185 190 219 216 154 190 175 148 298 189 190 157 16 |131 165 125 122 185 189 163 123 126 131 123 158 211 174 156 130 17 |125 124 110 126 133 132 126 89 211 154 100 182 139 131 124 18 |110 114 106 131 125 119 118 119 120 295 97 154 137 117 103 19 |130 121 116 158 109 356 139 132 133 146 98 143 240 140 125 132 20 |150 168 158 187 178 226 165 151 181 153 158 191 162 162 194 199 21 |203 201 197 196 238 196 180 215 243 233 196 203 227 200 202 240 22 |241 241 228 321 324 253 275 469 279 216 226 247 261 244 233 23 |270 245 258 299 320 328 317 288 278 215 227 242 258 242 225 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Orlando Benitez --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Michael Boschat Location: Halifax, Canada (63 36' W, 44 39' N, 58 meters above sea level) Listening Frequency: 83.24 MHz Receiver: Icom R-10 Antenna: resonant dipole Antenna Direction: Horizontally polarized with lobes in E-W plane, elev 0 deg Filter: high-Q (Q at least 300) bandpass filter between antenna & receiver. Listening Mode: CW Recording method: listening by ear Number of meteors heard in one hour interval | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 10h| - - - - 22 - - - - - - - - 13 - 11 | - - - - 28 - - - 24 18 - - - 12 - 12 | - - 29 - 23 - 7 32 26 19 - - - 21 - 13 | - - 21 - 27 32 11 31 32 - - - - 19 - 14 | - - - - 22 23 - 33 23 - - - - - - 15 | - - - - - 16 - - - - - - - - - ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 08h| - - - - 95 - - - - - - - - - - - 09 | - - - - 109 56 - - - - - - - - - - 10 | - - - 57 104 89 65 86 63 - - - - - - - 11 | - 15 35 50 90 94 73 87 55 - - - - - - - 12 | - 18 28 52 92 101 82 75 44 - - - - - - - 13 | - 38 39 48 66 70 69 61 38 - - - - - - - 14 | - 27 22 45 51 - 42 49 - - - - - - - - ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Notes: . no corrections for radiant position made to the counts. . ( - ) means no observations made. . * = Interference from 2 radio stations on 88.1 MHz and 88.9 MHz. Mike Boschat --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Jeff Brower Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (49 51' N, 119 34' W) at 360 meters Receiver: ICOM PRC-1000 CW mode Sensitivity: 0.32 uV for 10 dB S/N for CW mode Antenna: 15 wavelength loop outdoors E-W max lobes Frequency: 61.260135 MHz Transmitter: Multi Tx in SD, MT, UT, CA, SA, AB Power: 100 kW Computer: Dell Inspiron Data sampling system: Spectrum Lab Meteor reflections/hour | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 54 50 56 63 66 79 48 57 38 45 65 46 - - 66 1 | 49 47 61 69 63 78 52 52 58 59 59 62 - - 87 2 | 58 55 64 65 85 73 76 60 75 69 57 73 - - 79 3 | 63 85 74 85 105 84 119 79 100 79 61 90 - - 82 4 | 69 68 96 102 98 103 106 111 94 100 81 117 - - 98 5 | 95 73 109 122 106 117 126 135 92 112 121 129 - - 133 6 |132 79 135 127 125 140 136 152 118 118 153 131 - - 131 7 |144 80 150 157 134 126 151 168 180 135 148 166 - - 149 8 |130 99 165 175 127 168 166 172 176 151 160 170 - - 137 9 |132 90 184 176 146 143 177 180 164 199 168 152 - - 197 10 |132 67 196 179 167 164 178 158 162 176 185 173 - - 183 11 |120 86 190 171 129 156 189 158 169 158 168 199 - - 175 12 |156 93 190 149 150 149 159 157 148 146 168 173 - - 168 13 |137 102 174 156 150 143 158 154 147 132 158 159 - - 160 14 |135 127 182 149 165 126 155 135 144 146 152 158 - - 185 15 |131 142 165 176 160 129 147 142 145 138 152 139 - - 152 16 |149 158 175 174 158 147 152 163 146 116 137 141 - - 136 17 |157 180 194 186 160 168 124 151 118 110 164 126 - - 116 18 |152 143 169 140 163 151 99 130 97 86 107 137 - - 115 19 |139 148 177 156 129 136 121 124 96 122 91 176 - - 123 20 |112 128 137 107 88 112 77 95 105 92 84 154 - - 109 21 | 89 99 117 99 94 87 66 77 84 82 84 136 - - 86 22 | 72 75 89 80 80 70 61 52 72 68 77 121 - - 86 23 | 71 71 73 59 54 53 33 25 38 56 49 108 - - 86 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 70 73 76 67 51 79 62 80 68 79 66 69 66 68 74 56 1 | 71 75 53 71 41 62 76 57 72 83 87 65 76 59 80 62 2 |104 102 66 65 75 73 85 87 80 108 94 96 77 78 91 89 3 |112 124 -- 112 76 86 97 93 106 131 113 92 102 94 113 98 4 |133 125 142 100 86 81 84 97 78 152 136 100 107 90 124 98 5 |139 147 114 113 BN 113 109 102 115 191 149 107 117 129 113 140 6 |169 144 122 141 BN 166 148 113 105 193 168 142 141 143 163 142 7 |187 178 101 156 BN 153 171 154 162 203 196 159 142 156 149 146 8 |184 188 106 180 BN 193 165 156 169 223 199 141 181 171 171 165 9 |192 204 131 189 125 210 199 161 179 211 193 155 173 162 138 170 10 |167 202 156 173 142 222 186 186 199 229 214 170 153 158 157 151 11 |206 198 157 200 139 205 179 178 192 226 207 171 191 157 171 140 12 |188 187 149 170 169 223 197 199 204 209 222 186 173 178 174 155 13 |173 185 145 168 172 187 213 194 202 220 210 163 169 173 144 131 14 |169 200 155 186 210 211 214 143 190 208 213 159 124 171 165 179 15 |151 195 129 155 196 182 190 178 164 200 150 140 148 142 166 152 16 |148 177 170 173 168 167 174 125 152 185 140 161 153 153 157 143 17 |166 171 142 174 182 179 146 147 153 192 144 131 124 144 146 129 18 |148 164 129 132 138 150 126 119 129 125 94 118 117 125 115 126 19 |139 190 133 180 106 112 132 97 144*123 101 110 96 80 97 118 20 |115 146 102 116 105 121 119 80 116 88 97 100 100 76 69 94 21 |128 140 92 109 91 98 96 58 94 72 71 81 96 74 36 70 22 | 91 134 85 90 77 108 96 62 102 83 57 77 58 67 55 86 23 | 75 75 62 57 67 66 91 48 85 85 66 79 77 58 55 70 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Notes: .* ANT tuner going bad - Oct 24 at 19h00 UT Switched antenna to a Discone - much less noisy afterwards. . - Program Crash, System down for upgrading or power outage . DR Direct Reception such as Es, tropo . AU = Aurora . BN = Broadband Noise . EA = Es and Aurora . NN = Noise - Local . PWR = Power out . Local time is PST = UT - 8 hours Jeff Brower NK0L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Gaspard De Wilde ON4ZK Location: Dessel, Belgium (5 06' E, 51 14' N) Frequencies: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: crossed dipole RHCP, elev 45 deg, azimuth 95 deg (W) Receiver and antenna home made Observing method: automated setup, 100 samples/second, 8 bit resolution. differential measurement for local noise reduction [Time and details of all individual meteor reflections are stored on file in the Ghent University format (Prometeos), and are available for further analysis]. Raw counts of reflections with a maximum amplitude >=40 during one hour interval starting at UT: | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 40 45 60 67 57 59 41 47 53 47 79 1 | 67 60 48 51 58 61 44 55 48 52 90 2 | 61 62 72 59 54 56 53 47 64 62 80 3 | 57 76 64 82 63 56 49 58 43 58 87 4 | 43 42 60 73 54 50 53 39 57 55 61 5 | 52 52 62 49 66 52 42 49 47 65 76 6 | 51 67 73 71 50 54 54 35 57 48 74 7 | 43 70 54 77 71 56 39 46 57 53 86 8 | 57 61 67 64 42 50 28 46 43 56 50 9 | 54 55 62 61 38 36 46 36 36 32 41 43 10 | 31 41 44 56 40 29 33 31 32 35 33 43 11 | 29 42 41 36 23 41 32 30 28 22 37 47 12 | 31 33 36 34 26 33 18 27 19 24 35 13 | 22 23 19 23 28 29 26 21 19 26 30 35 14 | 22 30 17 12 20 19 13 18 19 22 23 34 31 15 | 13 15 24 18 19 10 22 18 13 18 17 17 25 29 16 | 16 15 19 12 23 15 12 20 17 11 21 11 26 39 25 17 | 11 22 16 20 13 19 20 16 12 17 12 21 21 25 36 18 | 18 21 29 29 28 19 26 12 20 15 18 20 37 34 19 | 24 21 31 27 30 32 37 35 19 22 32 33 38 48 20 | 29 40 37 38 34 43 37 28 45 42 52 50 21 | 35 40 62 37 56 34 48 41 58 67 73 22 | 36 36 43 54 53 45 44 66 60 80 68 23 | 43 58 62 52 53 47 46 49 74 106 76 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 77 83 89 113 55 102 127 95 68 60 74 71 41 67 56 69 1 |100 81 109 115 89 126 124 92 76 88 73 30 70 48 68 61 2 |107 108 95 88 83 112 114 94 102 67 57 71 80 63 71 65 3 | 91 90 92 107 88 122 130 100 75 78 58 79 57 58 56 71 4 | 67 86 87 78 74 153 107 87 72 59 62 63 61 51 65 50 5 | 68 58 93 86 133 146 127 94 55 73 63 70 58 49 61 44 6 | 86 80 96 82 94 79 112 103 93 94 47 52 49 47 47 56 7 | 72 77 88 69 57 114 122 62 79 44 57 42 43 42 55 39 8 | 77 67 69 65 50 79 96 51 46 52 52 36 39 75 45 49 9 | 56 68 64 40 52 46 59 50 42 49 62 40 24 34 41 38 10 | 63 48 47 53 42 31 43 38 42 37 45 35 44 21 47 39 11 | 47 53 41 41 45 27 36 29 35 25 31 48 28 24 46 32 12 | 43 45 34 45 25 34 30 23 31 20 23 43 26 25 26 23 13 | 32 28 37 35 28 20 16 14 20 16 24 23 20 24 25 18 14 | 29 32 36 19 25 24 17 21 8 19 21 16 20 17 24 15 | 32 34 29 16 20 19 26 14 17 22 14 10 6 27 21 16 | 30 30 30 17 21 14 21 18 11 8 15 13 15 14 19 17 | 32 25 24 19 18 18 18 19 30 21 13 23 22 15 16 18 | 37 38 37 38 16 23 26 23 26 29 18 30 23 23 23 25 19 | 47 56 34 39 25 25 19 28 33 28 36 26 26 21 36 20 | 42 52 47 55 28 50 22 31 45 42 47 40 32 41 70 21 | 51 77 76 49 53 41 48 32 33 53 39 39 51 42 44 22 | 81 90 87 60 73 86 63 59 67 53 46 57 53 62 53 23 | 80 87 91 65 96 74 65 73 71 53 39 46 50 42 49 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Note: . trigger level higher increased for the second half of October. Gaspard De Wilde --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: David Entwistle Location: Goosnargh, near Preston (England) 53 49' N, 2 40' W Frequency: 55.25 MHz TV channel E3 (video) Portugal; transmitter Lousa Antenna: Jaybeam 3-element Yagi, Az 180 deg, elev 10 deg Polarization horizontal Receiver: Icom PCR1000 Computer: Zenith Z-Star Software: Meteor v 8.2 Software | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 91 107 109 101 118 109 130 116 138 97 110 110 77 120 112 1 |106 105 114 140 128 113 133 96 109 107 103 98 105 130 2 |112 115 105 153 130 112 118 127 139 118 119 119 139 119 3 |113 125 111 131 135 153 123 140 137 112 119 121 123 127 4 |120 118 130 140 141 143 114 121 135 110 123 93 97 94 5 |102 136 121 116 136 124 113 108 129 98 111 78 94 101 6 | 97 126 104 124 107 105 107 98 103 74 109 105 7 | 87 151 143 105 124 109 121 91 80 104 102 87 89 99 8 |111 137 150 116 123 101 114 106 89 140 108 90 105 92 9 | 88 119 111 95 104 129 121 106 73 106 114 92 117 105 96 10 |113 110 91 63 104 114 109 106 78 91 103 98 105 110 92 11 | 93 90 106 66 99 95 87 98 69 86 83 93 79 88 71 12 |107 88 94 79 70 119 87 82 66 90 81 60 72 69 34 13 | 71 80 79 90 71 99 81 67 83 81 83 88 65 81 48 14 | 61 69 54 74 40 78 76 78 69 62 71 68 64 66 55 15 | 57 48 45 54 40 77 66 69 63 57 68 64 49 61 45 16 | 55 58 46 54 54 76 67 58 47 33 38 52 53 52 42 17 | 45 47 35 53 42 59 61 32 30 32 45 48 38 54 41 18 | 32 45 27 67 37 56 60 32 31 41 56 42 48 41 47 19 | 42 40 39 69 50 65 79 30 65 52 74 59 52 68 63 20 | 56 72 61 64 46 78 89 46 40 62 83 66 55 46 48 21 | 68 39 61 81 65 100 91 63 57 73 98 89 51 70 68 22 | 64 71 96 71 99 118 101 97 87 108 88 64 79 107 104 23 | 94 100 113 103 115 130 99 138 82 109 114 89 89 113 105 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h|103 75 88 97 94 134 139 129 109 112 113 99 98 71 94 91 1 |124 84 89 97 125 150 153 129 121 120 114 104 112 105 110 88 2 |124 96 109 90 129 167 178 150 145 123 160 141 119 109 123 81 3 |139 97 100 92 130 173 173 152 121 123 134 114 130 106 107 91 4 |119 95 89 93 115 168 145 115 134 118 131 111 102 94 102 90 5 | 99 75 82 75 129 145 148 115 114 108 110 118 98 85 105 68 6 |101 84 91 100 140 130 162 144 123 120 115 85 107 91 105 65 7 |104 98 109 88 142 140 147 137 119 125 119 94 90 85 100 90 8 |125 70 102 93 146 137 133 141 123 127 124 105 74 94 105 108 9 |117 97 80 84 133 145 117 118 94 104 117 94 91 91 118 95 10 |111 83 87 85 131 105 115 82 91 101 110 94 88 98 95 93 11 | 75 72 62 83 99 9 93 89 83 70 91 128 12 | 73 64 55 82 84 75 63 49 50 63 70 62 13 | 52 57 66 61 76 63 60 67 39 69 59 14 | 62 50 57 74 87 80 62 61 52 39 71 48 15 | 62 51 46 39 55 46 87 47 41 54 40 49 52 16 | 54 33 44 26 48 61 39 44 46 52 46 58 17 | 28 35 34 25 42 63 39 39 45 34 50 33 25 63 36 18 | 39 45 44 43 47 61 48 35 33 36 59 47 34 35 92 50 19 | 60 46 56 69 79 64 57 56 36 39 48 55 40 48 41 52 20 | 60 60 74 49 78 82 75 42 50 51 40 67 64 69 39 68 21 | 50 69 79 55 103 105 89 57 46 79 57 86 76 74 40 73 22 | 54 68 71 63 124 110 105 57 87 95 50 83 94 59 55 76 23 | 81 66 101 93 138 104 118 83 72 108 65 102 79 35 60 71 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Note: Logging laptop replaced at 07:00 2/10/06. Replacement laptop initially logging to BST (UT+1) and not UT. Noticed and corrected at 07:00 UT on the 03/10/06. Results from then onwards should be recorded against correct time. Sporadic E continues to be a minor problem in the early afternoon. David Entwistle ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Location: Astronomical Observatory, Ghent University, Belgium (ED50 coordinates: 3 42.5' E, 51 01.4' N) Antenna (2x): 4 elements horizontal Yagi, pointed east, elevation 20 deg Antenna amplifier: 10 dB gain narrow band resonance lambda/4 antenna filter Frequency: (1)=67.40 MHz (signal) and (2)=65.3 MHz (interference control) Receiver (2x): modified commercial FM receiver Data acquisition: 12 bits PC-based A/D convertor, 250 Hz sampling rate Interference rejection: dual setup: receiver (1) tuned at distant transmitter, receiver (2) tuned at empty frequency. Anti-coincidence measurement rejects registration of broadbanded spurious signals (lightning, computers, ignition motors, etc). Further information: see WWW page (additional info + observational data) http://allserv.UGent.be/~hdejongh/astro/meteor/meteor.html Data format: results are shown as total reflection time, expressed as a percentage. The actual number shows 10 times this value. When no figure is shown, the equipment was either out of service, or results could have been affected by interference, sporadic-E. % reflection time 10x | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 1 1 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 | 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 | 3 17 10 8 11 17 8 0 8 11 6 18 11 12 1 3 | 11 25 47 11 39 13 13 16 26 14 32 13 18 7 4 | 23 22 28 20 17 25 26 17 8 25 13 27 22 30 16 5 | 33 16 44 34 25 20 25 13 10 27 11 44 18 31 27 6 | 50 35 31 27 28 22 27 41 12 42 10 31 46 38 20 7 | 43 21 33 24 24 26 28 32 18 18 7 28 13 27 27 8 | 46 32 21 35 24 18 10 14 21 23 8 20 10 41 19 9 | 42 34 26 22 18 16 15 23 11 26 15 16 15 29 17 10 | 31 23 28 15 19 10 14 9 7 13 52 24 9 22 9 11 | 44 23 15 12 23 14 16 26 10 10 18 15 7 10 13 12 | 17 18 14 15 13 11 13 15 10 5 37 14 4 5 29 13 | 14 9 17 21 7 19 11 11 6 9 8 8 4 11 8 14 | 13 10 4 4 4 8 8 10 5 5 25 11 3 16 7 15 | 7 7 4 6 3 8 6 8 8 7 50 3 3 6 10 16 | 3 22 5 11 8 2 7 7 5 6 4 3 12 8 7 17 | 7 7 6 7 4 5 7 3 2 3 3 3 4 6 7 18 | 6 5 7 6 11 8 7 3 3 11 4 4 2 4 10 19 | 4 15 8 8 10 7 10 3 5 7 13 3 6 6 6 20 | 11 7 14 9 11 12 5 11 7 10 3 8 8 10 21 | 14 12 19 6 16 21 19 11 19 15 5 8 10 10 22 | 3 4 7 8 7 3 7 6 10 6 7 3 4 4 5 23 | 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 13 2 2 2 5 9 38 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 | 0 3 0 0 1 3 9 3 7 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 | 12 11 19 23 24 65 2 33 38 18 15 18 17 0 0 0 3 | 23 20 22 19 61 70 102 64 63 38 34 22 20 0 14 10 4 | 13 19 23 32 43 126 56 128 37 28 20 18 22 8 30 23 5 | 18 17 25 24 85 134 177 129 83 56 35 22 18 23 75 16 6 | 18 18 20 26 91 164 112 130 58 28 40 22 24 29 29 23 7 | 18 18 22 27 57 116 79 75 101 23 20 20 28 31 42 20 8 | 11 8 13 20 28 127 79 43 52 18 29 30 29 38 26 14 9 | 13 24 13 14 60 68 111 40 66 25 17 12 37 44 26 21 10 | 17 15 16 18 12 29 44 12 12 12 54 12 16 14 14 11 | 6 6 10 12 11 10 19 10 14 11 8 20 15 8 24 12 | 15 6 8 14 15 17 8 16 14 6 15 22 25 7 19 18 13 | 9 3 8 16 7 13 4 7 10 9 9 6 5 17 15 14 | 8 6 7 8 5 6 18 5 2 4 8 5 7 10 9 4 15 | 5 6 6 9 10 4 6 6 3 19 5 5 6 4 4 16 | 16 3 8 7 4 3 8 5 9 6 4 8 3 15 5 3 17 | 1 5 12 7 7 9 7 11 4 4 6 5 6 1 8 18 | 4 7 6 7 10 7 5 6 7 6 8 10 7 1 8 19 | 4 6 7 13 6 14 9 7 6 6 14 11 4 6 3 8 20 | 8 6 5 10 13 11 9 17 5 5 4 7 13 9 1 4 21 | 10 8 8 10 24 19 9 12 13 5 13 8 11 14 6 5 22 | 6 3 10 15 16 18 9 6 28 8 4 4 6 11 26 11 23 | 0 1 2 1 12 7 3 3 2 1 1 1 5 3 4 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Note: . Orionids activity October 20-24 Pierre De Groote --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Patrice Guérin Location: Le Pin, France (0 39.5' E, 46 51.8' N, alt 180 m) Frequency: 90.25 MHz Antenna: 5 element Yagi FM, astronomical azimuth = 40 deg (SW) Elevation = 20 deg Receiver: FM tuner Yamaha digital synthesizer TX-492RDS. Observing method: Electronic interface on LINE (Pierre Terrier) output audio signal are fed in COM1: of PC 286/12 boosted 8 MB RAM Meteor v 7.1 Software COLORGRAMME ON LINE. | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 37 59 97 111 46 16 49 18 99 41 128 58 86 52 9 1 |163 101 101 159 14 10 72 49 31 10 135 79 83 36 2 2 |163 111 47 176 23 12 103 40 55 13 85 62 110 24 52 3 |154 75 32 173 32 32 78 45 75 7 8 21 54 7 56 4 | 95 149 112 178 45 65 54 58 130 17 20 43 87 18 119 5 |160 165 158 156 47 38 75 74 127 23 155 82 127 90 92 6 |156 151 118 142 44 28 89 86 89 14 167 125 147 111 117 7 |161 150 76 139 28 20 100 30 116 31 135 113 111 92 131 8 |142 59 53 61 34 22 19 48 60 70 144 119 146 58 122 9 |126 127 92 23 26 27 7 28 82 64 166 95 133 95 84 10 | 45 124 62 10 20 42 4 11 96 73 183 71 54 25 82 11 | 20 65 44 7 27 56 4 18 11 24 157 63 93 5 63 12 | 5 120 15 1 24 83 3 8 1 16 80 96 76 21 78 13 | 0 109 11 3 31 100 3 2 1 2 202 69 2 55 88 14 | 9 128 4 6 10 98 1 4 1 5 94 6 2 23 93 15 | 0 95 11 10 6 94 2 13 1 2 35 0 4 71 87 16 | 2 43 21 5 23 65 1 76 6 1 24 4 2 57 105 17 | 9 81 96 17 14 100 1 9 13 79 72 43 64 47 39 18 | 5 77 132 16 12 73 0 13 20 50 162 64 25 0 3 19 | 10 96 128 14 26 75 0 14 15 59 157 78 49 1 4 20 | 39 74 149 21 14 84 3 21 14 28 106 74 64 30 0 21 | 23 101 146 91 18 72 5 14 18 130 125 83 38 79 4 22 | 62 126 115 130 49 122 15 0 32 129 114 66 66 83 15 23 | 74 78 102 59 23 87 30 73 33 146 49 56 30 14 30 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 45 134 13 102 96 106 113 80 68 93 35 15 185 51 58 98 1 | 86 142 22 134 103 110 110 118 61 56 43 17 150 28 73 111 2 | 64 81 9 65 73 13 96 101 38 26 28 27 69 69 67 106 3 |175 156 47 3 39 48 87 121 2 8 3 11 173 43 61 100 4 |159 161 150 9 52 84 107 166 4 7 15 44 103 48 58 96 5 |174 162 158 17 50 151 91 175 2 6 61 34 22 159 74 147 6 |188 172 151 17 152 166 148 162 32 27 68 18 113 184 83 88 7 |169 166 144 20 165 134 156 123 49 5 84 58 124 163 132 143 8 |153 112 137 117 159 115 104 117 41 2 46 70 91 171 66 142 9 |116 97 122 101 137 119 22 126 48 11 45 11 42 157 87 120 10 |102 2 116 110 133 58 14 19 36 2 18 24 94 101 113 77 11 | 1 80 73 159 76 14 9 3 66 2 22 15 170 73 123 29 12 | 3 72 4 102 13 7 5 27 106 2 7 139 172 141 99 18 13 | 4 98 3 96 3 22 13 4 97 2 2 147 113 67 86 7 14 | 0 89 3 128 14 7 49 23 10 1 7 5 23 52 92 11 15 | 2 87 4 137 22 4 53 13 5 1 13 4 17 74 105 11 16 | 7 53 2 109 18 0 38 68 9 1 75 9 21 8 117 3 17 | 73 94 60 55 44 1 6 125 78 13 155 51 30 18 79 51 18 |156 132 97 140 98 9 19 138 116 20 90 36 12 39 107 27 19 |138 131 151 127 101 25 3 138 132 29 71 104 35 74 120 19 20 |181 116 124 132 125 63 1 101 148 24 65 92 109 62 51 53 21 |163 160 101 98 103 12 4 110 125 41 36 164 112 62 85 20 22 |160 166 119 80 146 15 12 118 148 25 49 197 88 20 104 6 23 |146 128 146 83 136 37 26 119 89 16 10 186 70 31 66 5 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Patrice Guérin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Cristian Negru = YO3FFF = Location: 25 09' 55" E, 44 07' 59" N, 84m ASL, Romania Frequency: 144.44 MHz Transmitter location: 20 55' E, 44 22' N, 1550m ASL, Greece Transmitter equipment: CW beacon, 30 W, ANT 2x5el Yagi AZ320 Receiving antenna: 14 el Yagi 15dBd gain, 18m AGL AZ220 Receiving equipment: Tsys 182K, RX threshold -138dBm USB, BW 2.4KHz, AGC-OFF; PC feed on SB; Software: Spectran 213, sampling rate 5512 Hz Observing method: recording the signal with spectral information (Doppler included) than manual interpretation. Comments: Signal strength reported to -138 dBm were counted together overdense and underdense meteors Orionids 2006 | October 2006 UT | 20 21 ---+------- 0h| 6 1 | 7 2 | 1 3 | 9 4 | 6 5 | 1 6 | 3 7 | 8 8 | 3 20 | 8 21 | 11 22 | 4 23 | 14 ---+------- UT | 20 21 | October 2006 Cristian Negru --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Stan Nelson, KB5VL Location: Roswell, NM 88201 (33 26.6' N, 104 30.9' W, elev 1110 m) Receiver: Marantz TUNER ST6000 Narrow Band Mode Frequency: 88.7 MHz Antenna : Radio Shack FM beam pointed north east, elev 10 deg Observing method: WMeteor v 3.2 Software on HP Pavilion | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 18 22 27 21 26 16 17 28 28 9 1 | 16 13 27 32 17 22 13 21 11 11 2 | 19 18 28 26 14 14 12 21 17 12 3 | 29 15 26 23 12 20 16 23 18 6 4 | 23 22 25 27 21 23 25 13 18 15 5 | 47 18 33 32 8 15 17 18 13 15 6 | 32 18 17 32 15 21 31 22 25 10 7 | 27 27 19 27 17 17 12 27 14 8 | 25 36 19 25 20 17 17 10 18 10 9 | 61 32 23 18 28 19 21 11 16 24 10 | 52 21 21 17 27 21 15 19 22 19 11 | 20 22 28 3 24 13 10 10 11 14 12 | 30 23 22 7 15 8 14 15 12 9 13 | 18 10 14 2 19 9 11 13 13 17 14 | 13 14 11 1 8 6 5 4 10 9 6 15 | 2 10 8 0 10 12 3 8 11 5 14 16 | 8 8 11 0 2 5 5 4 4 5 4 17 | 8 6 10 13 0 9 9 6 4 5 3 18 | 7 10 12 39 7 7 5 8 7 5 3 19 | 7 5 8 11 9 3 3 2 3 7 5 20 | 13 15 4 3 15 11 9 9 8 14 9 10 21 | 18 14 21 15 13 11 12 17 14 14 10 22 | 18 10 23 16 16 14 14 13 9 10 21 23 | 30 15 24 24 15 10 18 19 22 9 16 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 7 21 15 37 27 51 48 37 29 20 14 20 19 10 18 21 1 | 24 24 17 32 51 59 54 56 36 27 19 29 20 38 23 17 2 | 15 25 21 46 56 53 55 60 49 41 38 22 22 32 17 30 3 | 37 28 20 41 59 92 65 62 62 27 32 39 21 34 17 17 4 | 27 22 22 39 56 54 55 71 35 37 24 29 22 40 19 20 5 | 25 17 32 36 44 63 60 55 36 31 33 32 15 25 18 17 6 | 26 37 25 36 51 64 50 57 46 30 29 26 17 27 25 15 7 | 20 22 25 24 53 74 52 59 30 26 25 26 15 18 17 23 8 | 29 27 19 29 44 64 41 44 36 32 29 31 20 28 19 33 9 | 19 26 19 38 42 56 29 33 25 29 14 25 18 14 18 33 10 | 25 17 16 39 43 29 20 37 29 31 14 20 6 12 13 20 11 | 19 18 22 23 23 24 21 26 17 17 17 24 15 9 15 21 12 | 22 5 14 23 16 12 10 11 23 16 7 18 11 14 10 15 13 | 13 5 17 17 10 6 8 11 16 12 4 6 9 6 6 14 14 | 10 6 17 7 13 10 12 12 15 7 5 7 9 6 3 11 15 | 4 10 13 15 7 2 9 7 9 7 7 5 3 6 4 9 16 | 3 6 5 4 6 5 6 5 3 4 0 2 12 5 3 6 17 | 3 4 15 2 4 2 2 2 2 7 3 0 2 2 4 12 18 | 4 5 2 4 5 2 0 4 3 3 5 0 3 3 6 9 19 | 7 4 7 6 10 2 3 7 2 3 6 6 14 4 7 12 20 | 3 8 7 9 8 6 13 6 9 5 9 1 9 8 16 18 21 | 11 13 20 14 12 16 8 11 12 8 11 5 9 6 16 31 22 | 11 17 21 17 18 15 11 20 9 12 19 11 8 9 11 25 23 | 13 19 36 23 30 33 31 25 24 13 25 9 13 14 22 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Stan Nelson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Sadao Okamoto Location: Damine Meteor Observatory, Japan (137.53 E, 35.07 N) Location: Nissin site at Nissin City (137 01 27 E, 35 07 17 N, Height=30 m) Transmitter: HAM beacon (JA9YDB) for RMO (50 W CW, 53.7500 MHz) by JA9BOH Kimio Maegawa. No modulation except for identification. Antenna: 2 element Cross Yagi 4 dBi aiming to Zenith. Omni-directional in azimuth and elevation above 15 deg elevation. Location: Fukui-NCT at Sabae city (136.2 E, 35.9 N) At present time more than 100 observers are listing for Kimio Maegawa's 53.75 MHz beacon. Receiver: IC575 Antenna : 2 element HB9CV, pointed to the zenith Observing method: HROFFT and HROview software, manual count. Total number of echoes 2006 Oct| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 LT Oct| 15h16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 UT ---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 45 55 55 55 50 41 53 38 33 29 20 38 29 26 27 17 15 3 8 12 19 20 31 35 2 | 57 57 69 57 49 66 71 59 47 56%40 38 42 32 23 24 18 10 15 10%17 17 23 37 3 | 46 55 81 56 57 69 42 42 32 52 29 42 39 21 16 17 13 14 10 9 8 16 11 20 4 | 32 60 60 54 50%56 46 24 25 20 21 24 23 21 17 15 7 12 7 10 10%11 17 29 5 | 55 75 80 69 52 61 68 54%53 37 31 18 20 27 14 18 13 10 8 16 15%15%18 35 6 | 62 78 66 57 64 54 51 38 37 51 25 28 17 10 25 23 21 15 10 10 19 11 20 27 7 | 54 50 67 49 48 45 IF IF IF%15%10 %8 %9 %7 IF%12 9 11 11 7 14 12 21 19 8 | 37 34 49 42 36 26 36 28 24 28 28%23%20 8 20 13 16 10 15 15 11 14 26 25 9 | 36 46 57 35 21 43 39 27 39 32 25 23 25 18 17 14 22 14 11 10 13 14 27 25 10 | 34 40 44 40 40 32 34 24 17%22 21 26 29 26 9 10 8 11 7 12 16 8 15 16 11 | 39 48 67 55 45 58 58 42 44 32 34 30 22 18 17 7 14 13 8 14 15 14 32 27 12 | 30 30 42 53 41%46 69 44 31 26 26 16 34 26 19 16 15 %9 10 12 4 13 22 29 13 | 36 43 45 47 44 49 49 34 30 30 22 18 21 13 15 7 15 10 10 9 6 8 22 9 14 | 40 58 50 51 41 51 48 42 48 23 27 25 16 17 21 18 15 11 8 11 18 17 11 ES 15 | ES ES 54 44 47 42 33 31 37 36%37 26 23 17 18 8 10 5 9 - - %9 16 34 16 | 38 46 59 57 35 33 21 23 29%28 19 21 22 19%14 11 13 10 4 10 7 21 23 33 17 | 39 50 52 61 40 61 51 46 41 42 26 25 17 17 14 16 13 6 4 5 9 10 17 35 18 | 39 60 60 54 49 51 48 47 28 25 20 31 25 20 23%12 7 13 17 12 12 19 18%19 19 | 30 43 52%56 41 48 44 32 23 29 20 15 17 13 18 10 14 15 9 9 11 17 17 22 20 | 42 26 49 47 42 40 39 23 34 23%21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 |%47 69 81 81 79 86 63 56 38 39%17 - - -%12 9 5 12 5 3 9%16 22 17 25 | 30 41 42 58 45 44 53 33 27 39 30 23 32 12 11 10 8 5 8 11 4 11 25 25 26 | 27 59 61 48 40 49 52 34 33 31 27 27 24 14 16 14 11 %4 13 10 12 15 14 26 27 | 46 38 49 49 46 62 46 38 34 29 17 30 36 26 17 14 10 6 14 6 10 12 22 37 28 | 49 46 50 63 62 52 50 30 36 30%23%18%19%29%16%12 11 %9 %6 %9 %9 %9%18%35 29 | 34 61 63 64 55 27 40 33%45 35 20 27 16 22 8 13 16 10 9 5 13 17 33 34 30 |%43 56 46 48 48 43 45 39 26 33 29 22 19%16 14 7 11 5 11 16 20 29 21 30 31 | 38 45 65 61 50 58 48 46 38 44 33 31 27%18 IF IF %8 7 12 7 12 10 17 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct| 15h16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 UT Oct| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 LT 2006 Echoes with duration > 20 s 2006 Oct| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 LT Oct| 15h16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 UT ---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 1 2 | 1 1 3 | 2 4 | 1 1 5 | 1 6 | 1 1 1 7 | 1 8 | 1 1 2 1 9 | 2 1 10 | 1 1 1 11 | 1 1 1 12 | 1 1 13 | 1 14 | 1 1 15 | 1 1 16 | 1 1 17 | 1 1 18 | 1 1 1 19 | 1 1 1 20 | 2 1 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 1 3 3 3 4 3 25 | 1 2 2 1 1 26 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 27 | 28 | 2 1 29 | 30 | 1 2 1 31 | 1 1 1 1 1 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct| 15h16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 UT Oct| 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 LT 2006 Notes: -: lost counts because of high noise level or machine failure @: Hourly rate estimated by effective observation time less than 60 min n: Contamination due to radio noise or interference IF: Contamination due to radio noise or interference ES: Contamination due to sporadic E opening F: No data available due to TX or RX failure LT = JST = UT + 9 hours Sadao Okamoto --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Mike Otte Location: Pearl City, IL, USA (42 N, 90 W) Frequency: 97.9 MHz Antenna : 4 elem Yagi pointed south west, elev 45 deg Receiver: Nissan radio Observing method: Colorgramme WMeteor v 3.2 on Compaq 233 MHz Total Counts | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 0 0 8 4 4 16 10 0 0 2 2 4 2 8 0 1 | 0 0 5 4 3 29 21 0 0 5 7 0 2 5 2 2 | 0 6 1 5 4 30 5 0 0 5 6 8 2 6 3 3 | 0 5 3 10 6 19 40 0 0 4 5 1 5 5 5 4 | 0 2 2 5 1 22 5 0 0 8 4 5 2 6 2 5 | 0 7 5 3 9 16 9 0 0 5 5 6 4 2 3 6 | 0 5 10 3 9 37 31 0 0 1 6 3 5 0 0 7 | 0 4 5 5 3 62 34 0 0 5 5 0 3 0 1 8 | 0 1 2 4 32 93 11 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 1 9 | 0 0 5 4 14 34 14 0 0 10 2 0 3 0 4 10 | 0 2 5 1 11 10 10 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 6 11 | 0 5 10 1 12 82 25 0 0 6 2 3 3 6 5 12 | 0 1 7 0 5 165 32 0 0 10 2 3 4 11 4 13 | 0 4 15 0 5 92 100 0 19 16 3 0 2 3 4 14 | 0 1 22 0 4 34 31 0 6 6 6 2 5 3 9 15 | 0 1 3 0 6 7 7 0 8 13 8 1 5 1 2 16 | 0 1 5 0 3 4 9 0 4 4 5 6 4 1 2 17 | 1 2 5 0 4 4 5 0 12 11 2 3 4 2 4 18 | 3 4 6 0 4 1 0 0 6 5 7 6 2 0 4 19 | 4 4 3 0 0 6 0 0 9 3 1 7 7 0 8 20 | 1 0 3 0 10 2 0 0 3 3 4 8 3 0 2 21 | 0 2 6 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 6 8 4 0 4 22 | 0 3 7 2 5 3 0 0 7 7 4 2 2 0 4 23 | 3 4 6 8 13 20 0 0 5 3 3 4 4 1 6 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 5 3 11 2 45 5 1 4 2 8 1 7 3 7 1 1 1 | 5 1 17 3 16 5 6 4 3 2 2 5 2 1 2 1 2 | 3 2 21 3 68 1 7 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 6 2 3 | 2 4 5 5 68 0 5 4 2 11 5 4 3 1 4 2 4 | 0 8 7 4 3 4 7 9 5 9 3 3 5 2 3 7 5 | 5 3 20 3 4 7 2 3 2 12 2 4 7 6 26 6 6 | 2 3 39 7 6 2 4 5 3 16 4 3 4 0 16 5 7 | 0 3 44 3 3 2 4 4 4 8 6 4 4 1 2 5 8 | 7 3 24 1 5 3 4 7 4 4 2 6 3 3 2 4 9 | 3 7 64 1 1 3 3 5 1 5 1 5 5 2 3 5 10 | 8 3 6 2 6 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 7 1 6 2 11 | 1 3 9 3 5 3 9 5 3 7 6 3 4 5 5 1 12 | 4 4 1 4 1 5 4 1 4 18 3 2 1 1 4 4 13 | 3 1 5 4 3 4 1 5 1 7 3 6 2 5 3 4 14 | 4 5 1 2 7 2 5 2 6 19 2 7 1 4 2 4 15 | 0 3 3 9 4 4 5 3 3 2 4 8 0 2 5 3 16 | 2 3 1 5 6 1 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 17 | 0 4 3 5 3 2 3 7 3 6 1 4 5 5 3 3 18 | 0 1 3 2 2 3 7 5 4 7 4 4 4 0 4 5 19 | 1 6 5 9 6 4 1 2 3 9 7 3 4 4 4 1 20 | 1 3 1 12 3 6 1 8 2 5 4 2 2 1 5 3 21 | 0 2 2 5 5 3 4 3 7 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 22 | 0 6 3 6 4 2 8 3 2 3 4 1 2 2 0 5 23 | 3 6 1 47 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 6 0 1 1 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Mike Otte --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Andy Smith Location: Tavistock, Devon, UK (50 33'N, 4 08' W) Receiver: PCR-1000 x2 Antenna: Royal Discone Frequency: 48.250 & 62.250 MHz Computer: PC running WinXP Pro; SpecLab Observing method: Colorgramme RMOB Lab v 1.0 Automatic counting using Spectrum Lab v2.5 | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 65 146 135 137 179 201 197 221 292 1 | 112 187 182 255 137 229 237 287 246 302 2 | 209 144 182 240 163 232 243 306 257 244 3 | 122 122 163 240 170 242 248 274 246 329 4 | 130 150 138 239 162 229 268 264 195 297 5 | 130 146 164 241 169 249 251 218 200 273 6 | 150 147 147 212 172 224 227 238 172 223 7 | 134 136 112 203 162 171 15 177 167 227 138 8 | 108 128 119 100 165 126 168 218 117 119 9 | 75 157 117 129 74 155 206 136 252 10 | 84 168 135 91 173 83 188 188 99 11 | 74 85 27 135 100 111 175 158 171 123 154 12 | 85 89 108 116 101 88 77 138 128 93 86 13 | 153 103 101 116 104 115 90 143 124 113 14 | 72 96 59 93 67 96 69 115 122 114 128 145 15 | 27 111 95 69 38 33 83 51 45 76 111 16 | 19 46 30 43 41 23 57 79 67 17 | 10 54 31 90 45 39 46 19 22 46 31 45 79 18 | 34 61 33 77 61 56 49 48 21 84 59 68 44 42 19 | 39 69 46 35 42 80 72 62 33 69 76 75 57 140 20 | 92 61 65 110 68 94 71 103 112 107 70 183 21 | 90 87 83 82 90 109 146 106 123 207 22 | 123 107 88 167 91 147 33 142 165 141 23 | 78 104 94 190 149 181 155 143 172 247 204 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h|256 252 288 239 252 252 325 280 309 378 298 370 333 257 155 199 1 |287 300 354 220 318 261 357 243 394 389 321 397 330 246 219 231 2 |312 336 356 250 296 278 388 289 342 398 303 366 341 260 200 249 3 |292 341 327 265 261 263 360 258 379 345 305 349 267 245 227 221 4 |302 325 324 269 299 239 310 276 411 388 344 381 277 212 179 234 5 |307 311 315 240 256 247 319 316 388 335 299 342 272 182 182 224 6 |329 295 276 205 230 242 220 266 333 265 253 304 194 204 194 193 7 |106 230 244 207 164 210 235 243 284 230 221 196 183 208 224 8 |282 213 176 201 267 129 169 161 266 193 207 134 184 176 163 154 9 |198 192 211 182 261 180 133 207 197 188 80 220 162 206 169 10 |168 234 175 147 250 168 307 246 81 192 185 140 160 11 | 99 87 235 178 211 107 232 114 275 160 171 12 | 64 234 111 156 157 180 85 124 183 123 13 |112 161 180 74 152 211 178 204 57 95 136 64 14 | 82 95 77 53 149 155 194 163 190 58 59 67 122 100 15 | 69 108 88 88 109 77 118 140 115 168 28 66 104 68 16 | 54 26 59 42 53 51 58 180 149 182 95 70 48 44 71 54 17 | 70 32 122 78 34 52 142 96 225 167 101 30 55 16 68 18 18 | 97 54 129 56 58 93 97 141 140 210 113 45 103 45 89 30 19 |119 127 151 93 93 108 87 145 171 111 143 64 129 63 100 119 20 |148 176 208 101 83 151 167 172 207 153 146 80 151 122 122 155 21 |192 227 223 116 175 190 189 198 235 185 192 78 205 127 138 179 22 |206 237 158 182 183 206 198 229 253 242 219 180 233 141 199 151 23 |264 256 192 229 220 278 227 286 256 292 265 265 198 167 212 214 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Andy Smith --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Dave Swan Location: Christchurch UK (50.47 N 1.44 W) Receiver 1: Pro 2006 (modified to give a carrier detected output for Chessell 301 pen recorder). Detected signal level > 23 dBm Antenna: 5 element Yagi Gain 7.5 dBd. Azimuth 210 deg elevation 10 deg. Antenna relocated and RG 213 low loss cable installed on July 28, 2001. This removed a -2 dB loss from the antenna and feeder system. Frequency: 55.25 MHz Transmitter: TV channel E3 (video) Portugal; transmitter Lousa; distance ~ 1250 km Computer: AST 486 Notebook with Meteor v 7.1 software | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h|185 169 189 204 200 214 183 146 192 166 194 194 199 205 216 1 |183 200 198 213 235 210 176 170 170 182 192 209 189 175 205 2 |194 221 241 217 231 232 219 243 222 191 255 279 230 218 259 3 |255 257 261 272 261 283 279 283 258 238 272 318 264 264 252 4 |232 300 271 275 279 277 259 267 295 232 272 319 288 303 256 5 |258 265 306 284 278 248 259 230 280 217 252 252 403 237 241 6 |264 303 292 301 305 289 256 276 289 228 259 287 E 227 300 7 |237 315 290 294 307 271 266 263 268 240 261 268 E 257 250 8 |254 325 287 348 296 257 296 287 281 258 263 253 E 285 263 9 |239 315 342 334 340 262 299 284 272 219 279 249 E 337 270 10 |258 340 300 331 329 270 301 280 237 277 273 216 E E 265 11 |251 269 272 283 276 262 237 279 233 239 255 227 E E 249 12 |250 269 304 246 270 253 232 204 180 243 234 210 E E 229 13 |232 248 266 258 256 228 250 237 216 233 202 266 263 E 248 14 |253 210 232 233 239 192 257 238 188 197 228 205 220 246 229 15 |204 169 190 202 200 184 179 187 171 196 204 184 193 231 206 16 |155 E 175 163 175 181 184 197 139 150 147 170 158 183 152 17 |147 E 143 149 129 151 155 169 127 148 137 152 137 189 158 18 |134 E 146 144 141 149 137 154 143 126 132 144 131 151 133 19 |143 128 169 150 138 149 156 153 143 142 140 150 155 180 137 20 |187 161 190 181 181 190 154 169 152 177 200 174 164 161 161 21 |196 187 199 218 198 210 183 198 195 187 204 160 189 203 180 22 |217 189 197 226 212 195 205 195 168 186 201 196 202 202 171 23 |175 188 198 222 185 197 193 211 163 164 196 195 204 211 169 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h|159 186 180 202 208 251 253 213 236 196 159 158 187 137 144 229 1 |207 220 215 215 223 236 290 220 262 215 186 185 190 173 156 140 2 |223 246 261 260 271 273 354 299 302 243 256 240 228 176 190 226 3 |258 285 283 268 303 320 346 285 263 279 260 280 292 217 235 216 4 |282 249 265 285 304 322 310 264 320 272 256 265 248 234 208 230 5 |242 318 238 249 286 304 255 272 287 264 256 223 234 233 225 214 6 |264 262 253 264 251 325 260 244 277 240 268 245 244 E 262 267 7 |265 280 268 280 306 353 335 248 296 265 233 243 257 E 260 262 8 |280 273 260 269 310 293 325 289 277 276 248 267 245 E 247 237 9 |293 299 284 255 303 333 288 278 248 302 236 267 261 E 264 251 10 |283 273 242 239 274 E 268 E 250 E 246 228 249 E 239 213 11 |262 234 209 234 0 E 269 E E E 227 249 176 E 226 236 12 | E 246 238 260 0 E 218 E E E 206 205 214 E 214 188 13 | E E 225 240 0 E E E 235 221 199 216 170 191 225 180 14 |185 E 237 205 0 244 E E 230 208 193 233 207 190 E 200 15 |184 197 182 188 0 201 218 E 191 181 180 184 202 173 E 158 16 |160 159 160 161 0 205 162 E 178 158 152 162 149 171 E 116 17 |165 193 131 140 166 177 148 E 143 152 146 141 149 152 E 130 18 |137 124 113 136 142 151 111 150 149 160 154 134 130 135 E 111 19 |165 124 115 152 179 197 132 159 150 143 151 125 149 113 E 156 20 |170 164 156 185 172 139 131 164 162 146 161 154 119 164 E 150 21 |180 175 157 188 197 185 169 144 190 182 189 170 147 140 E 197 22 |168 160 150 185 208 201 192 176 197 182 171 176 182 157 180 212 23 |180 185 184 169 251 244 219 205 188 135 153 209 139 162 192 165 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Notes . E = sporadic E Dave Swan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Istvan Tepliczky Location: Tata, Hungary (18 24' E, 47 40' N) Frequency: 95.6 MHz Antenna: 5 element Yagi (100 MHz), horizontal polarisation, azimuth SW, elevation 0 deg., antenna head amplifier 15-20 dB gain Receiver: Videoton RT-7300S Observing method: Electronic interface on LINE output audio signal are fed in COM port of a PC. METEOR v 8.0 version processes the signal and records on hard disk the time of the events. Number of meteors in one hour intervals | September 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 34 20 7 8 27 1 | 23 23 2 14 26 2 | 24 27 6 15 28 3 | 31 28 4 12 28 4 | 23 22 2 14 5 | 26 37 4 17 6 | 33 32 3 11 7 | 26 19 3 12 8 | 30 23 2 12 9 | 24 10 26 11 10 | 36 8 19 14 11 | 31 6 13 11 12 | 20 8 9 14 13 | 33 10 14 8 14 | 24 9 19 14 15 | 21 14 26 12 16 | 21 10 11 18 17 | 14 1 4 4 18 | 16 7 3 0 19 | 16 3 2 6 20 | 22 3 5 10 21 | 18 8 9 7 22 | 17 9 8 7 23 | 23 3 9 21 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | September 2006 | September 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 25 19 13 14 11 1 | 23 15 15 22 20 2 | 15 28 12 18 32 3 | 16 13 16 28 33 4 | 13 20 21 12 13 5 | 15 18 20 29 22 6 | 14 24 24 22 22 7 | 20 29 14 19 22 8 | 15 16 10 17 24 9 | 15 24 26 14 18 10 | 19 26 26 21 27 11 | 19 22 11 18 17 12 | 14 14 33 19 23 15 13 | 20 15 5 19 17 16 14 | 14 15 18 19 26 16 15 | 13 12 14 14 7 17 16 | 13 9 13 14 15 10 17 | 9 7 4 8 12 3 18 | 13 10 8 9 5 8 19 | 14 12 12 10 10 10 20 | 12 18 12 17 15 8 21 | 24 18 11 18 18 8 22 | 11 15 11 14 11 15 23 | 15 13 15 6 10 22 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | September 2006 | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ 0h| 24 7 8 10 7 10 7 12 9 11 14 18 15 26 29 1 | 27 6 12 6 12 10 12 12 5 11 13 13 12 23 29 2 | 27 11 10 5 11 6 10 2 8 20 15 24 14 30 27 3 | 23 14 8 14 19 12 16 17 7 17 20 23 11 23 27 4 | 19 6 10 10 9 7 9 11 8 15 22 13 14 23 33 5 | 24 16 15 11 14 11 15 5 8 16 17 11 13 28 32 6 | 30 14 14 11 12 13 10 9 8 16 9 18 17 32 41 7 | 25 13 15 18 11 13 15 11 5 21 16 16 17 33 23 8 | 25 10 8 15 14 11 8 16 13 14 16 15 20 32 28 9 | 20 11 17 19 18 24 12 19 20 19 23 20 18 32 23 10 | 26 13 9 13 16 18 12 19 15 14 19 16 17 29 33 11 | 9 12 12 16 21 21 11 9 16 14 16 14 31 27 17 12 | 7 10 8 11 13 11 6 13 13 15 15 18 18 25 13 | 9 10 10 11 6 25 5 7 14 11 7 20 23 22 14 | 9 8 9 9 16 15 10 11 11 8 15 24 27 22 15 | 2 18 4 9 13 9 6 13 19 9 10 11 14 17 18 16 | 8 10 6 4 11 11 8 8 12 11 6 5 18 15 17 17 | 3 2 8 4 4 7 2 7 13 8 8 8 16 10 14 18 | 2 6 8 4 13 6 7 5 6 10 8 9 13 21 23 19 | 7 6 4 8 5 8 7 5 10 12 16 8 15 18 24 20 | 7 6 8 11 8 11 3 9 7 14 12 16 27 29 15 21 | 11 10 10 15 14 15 11 12 11 20 15 8 21 33 30 22 | 6 14 11 8 9 18 6 11 10 15 14 9 36 28 32 23 | 11 11 5 12 4 7 9 8 7 15 11 17 21 28 28 ---+------------------------------------------------------------ UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 32 6 12 23 16 58 67 38 51 13 17 16 13 22 21 23 1 | 27 15 4 8 15 54 65 33 39 20 15 22 5 37 15 22 2 | 20 7 14 6 3 43 58 32 42 17 10 15 8 32 15 29 3 | 21 16 6 15 4 48 43 26 30 12 14 20 12 22 16 28 4 | 23 9 11 8 2 43 53 26 25 11 15 15 7 31 18 30 5 | 25 6 7 13 4 50 65 39 39 15 14 26 6 19 17 25 6 | 26 8 4 7 4 62 53 42 33 13 19 20 5 23 17 18 7 | 15 4 9 12 2 58 56 35 31 18 22 34 6 15 12 11 8 | 31 7 6 5 1 46 43 45 34 12 18 23 7 13 15 24 9 | 40 7 14 8 8 36 36 39 18 20 11 19 10 17 12 65 10 | 8 7 2 6 21 24 38 26 28 14 19 17 15 51 21 44 11 | 14 14 12 14 32 28 29 18 20 15 15 17 20 25 25 27 12 | 7 6 12 4 18 18 31 13 16 13 14 13 25 14 20 25 13 | 9 5 14 4 27 28 25 21 15 16 8 14 16 7 17 6 14 | 7 4 28 7 18 19 26 21 14 9 19 10 18 11 13 3 15 | 14 6 4 8 17 16 9 17 21 14 18 11 10 6 13 7 16 | 9 9 6 8 21 22 10 9 10 12 9 18 11 11 12 3 17 | 2 5 6 6 12 28 11 19 11 9 9 15 10 8 13 2 18 | 1 3 11 5 26 24 11 17 9 9 11 7 9 9 5 3 19 | 6 7 10 6 26 25 18 23 14 14 12 14 12 13 11 14 20 | 6 6 44 13 23 35 18 22 14 14 12 14 11 9 17 12 21 | 6 10 50 9 37 34 37 28 9 17 16 13 14 6 13 14 22 | 4 4 49 11 43 56 37 31 9 15 16 16 46 11 14 10 23 | 8 8 23 14 53 76 38 31 12 23 12 10 31 8 14 13 ---+---------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Istvan Tepliczky via Szabolcs Kiss --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Observer: Felix Verbelen ON4AVF Location: Kampenhout, Belgium (4 36' E, 50 57' N) Frequency: 49990 kHz Transmitter: VVS beacon at Astrolab IRIS, Ypres, Belgium (2 55' E, 50 49' N), 50 W, carrier (no modulation), LHCP, upward beaming Antenna: 2-elements HB9CV Yagi, elev 52 deg, azimuth 250 deg (W) Receiver: ICOM 7100 Observing method: automated setup using PC soundcard + Spectrum Laboratory software [Digitised sound and computer images are stored on local harddisks for further analysis. Only overdense meteor reflections are counted manually and used for statistics] Duration >= 2 seconds | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 8 6 4 8 3 7 2 3 5 4 4 7 11 6 3 1 | 7 3 7 9 4 4 6 4 3 3 7 5 9 3 7 2 | 10 7 5 7 3 6 11 4 4 2 8 12 6 4 4 3 | 1 8 5 4 12 7 6 7 6 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 | 5 5 10 8 6 3 4 7 4 7 6 8 8 8 9 5 | 8 7 13 10 4 5 6 6 1 9 8 4 6 4 8 6 | 6 16 10 16 7 8 4 2 5 6 6 3 3 6 12 7 | 4 16 15 3 14 4 9 2 3 5 3 6 5 6 3 8 | 10 13 14 7 11 9 5 3 5 9 13 3 6 6 3 9 | 8 7 12 10 11 10 9 5 7 10 9 11 4 4 6 10 | 6 18 6 3 7 5 2 1 4 4 7 4 4 4 7 11 | 4 9 4 6 7 1 3 4 3 3 5 4 5 3 9 12 | 10 3 8 6 3 2 1 3 5 5 5 6 9 1 3 13 | 14 7 4 3 3 2 2 7 1 5 2 8 5 3 9 14 | 4 8 1 4 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 6 3 1 3 15 | 4 1 7 5 1 3 3 3 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 16 | 0 2 4 3 1 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 5 17 | 0 4 3 4 1 2 2 3 8 3 1 2 4 2 6 18 | 3 5 5 6 9 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 4 5 19 | 1 2 5 3 2 4 2 4 3 1 5 4 3 7 6 20 | 9 3 3 3 3 2 8 3 8 4 5 2 5 4 7 21 | 5 5 5 9 4 2 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 9 22 | 6 4 9 4 3 5 5 4 7 16 11 4 5 3 5 23 | 9 6 5 8 9 1 5 2 7 7 5 6 5 5 11 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 14 7 6 8 9 13 18 18 10 13 5 4 5 3 6 5 2 | 10 14 5 9 15 7 16 13 10 10 6 4 8 5 4 3 3 | 6 8 10 13 12 17 16 15 13 9 2 8 10 5 4 3 4 | 9 6 1 6 10 19 7 12 14 5 9 2 2 1 5 1 5 | 9 5 6 7 20 14 13 12 5 6 3 6 6 9 7 2 6 | 8 11 3 11 10 8 15 18 10 5 6 3 4 10 11 7 7 | 9 11 11 8 12 16 19 9 10 8 2 7 1 5 4 5 8 | 6 5 8 4 8 10 11 6 6 4 6 2 3 4 6 3 9 | 9 4 5 4 8 11 7 7 10 4 4 3 9 6 7 5 10 | 8 6 6 5 7 2 4 8 4 5 1 1 7 3 12 10 11 | 10 2 2 6 4 7 7 2 5 9 5 5 8 4 7 2 12 | 4 4 3 4 7 8 3 2 5 3 3 4 2 2 3 5 13 | 5 5 5 5 7 5 3 3 1 6 2 3 2 2 4 4 14 | 3 4 4 5 2 2 4 4 3 7 5 3 4 4 3 1 15 | 9 2 3 6 4 6 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 3 5 16 | 6 2 4 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 17 | 2 4 2 3 5 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 6 2 18 | 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 4 5 3 3 1 1 3 3 19 | 6 2 3 4 2 1 2 5 5 4 2 2 1 3 1 5 20 | 5 7 3 8 3 6 3 7 1 3 1 2 3 3 5 4 21 | 7 10 12 5 11 7 7 4 2 3 5 9 7 4 4 5 22 | 5 8 8 9 11 7 9 4 10 4 8 3 7 5 5 2 23 | 5 12 14 10 15 5 11 15 9 2 6 4 6 3 3 3 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Duration >= 10 seconds | October 2006 UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 | 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 | 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 | 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 | 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 | 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 | 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 8 | 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 9 | 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 10 | 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 | 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 | 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 14 | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 | 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 | 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 ---+----------------------------------------------------------- UT | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | October 2006 | October 2006 UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- 0h| 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 | 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 | 1 0 1 0 7 6 5 5 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 0 6 | 0 2 1 0 4 1 9 5 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 | 0 0 0 1 3 6 8 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 | 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 9 | 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 | 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 | 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 13 | 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 16 | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 | 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 | 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 ---+--------------------------------------------------------------- UT | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | October 2006 Felix Verbelen 2. 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