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Geminids on December 14/15 2006
| Date: |
December 14/15 2006, from 21:45 UT to 2:05 UT |
| Location: |
Pulsnitz, Germany 51°10'58''N, 14°01'19''E |
| Camera: |
Video camera optically coupled to Photonis xx1332 image intensifier |
| Lens: |
1.8/28mm Sigma Aspherical II |
| FOV: |
61°x76° |
| Limiting Magnitude: |
between 4.0 and 6.0, depending on the weather conditions |
One day after the maximum. During the observation time 50 Geminids and 23 sporadic meteors could be detected. This corresponds to
a meteor rate of 11.6 and 5.2 per hour, respectively.
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A bright Perseid
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A fast (probably sporadic) meteor
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A slow Geminid
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A sporadic meteor with nice a tail
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11 Geminids and 3 sporadic meteors merged together. They occurred within 1.5 hours on December 14/16 2006
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