Results of the AKM Video Meteor Network - October 2000
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October is a pleasure for every video observer: The nights are getting longer
and longer, a golden fall present stabile weather systems with many clear
nights every now and then, and meteor activity is increasing significantly
again. Not only sporadic meteors are numerous, also the Taurids are active
all month long. In addition there are the Orionids producing enhanced rates
for a longer period. During their maximum they may even present more than
a hundred meteor records for one observer in a single night.

Weather in  October 2000 wasn't as perfect as in the previous month or year,
however. Especially in the first half there were longer spells of poor
weather with cloud gaps if at all only in the north-eastern part of Germany.
Just in time for the Orionid maximum the situation improved significantly.
Thus, we could finally increase our monthly totals considerably.

Of less fortune was Ilkka Yrjola, who had only three clear nights after an
unusual good September in Finland. The camera of Joerg Strunk was also only
active at the end of the month after a reconstruction of the system
resulted in improved image quality.


1. Observers
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Code     Name      Place          Camera          FOV    LM  Nights Time Meteors
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MOLSI  Molau    Aachen        AVIS (2.0/35)      40 dg  5 mag  13  74.3 h   607
NITMI  Nitschke Dresden       VK1 (0.75/50)      20 dg  8 mag   4  19.2 h   124
RENJU  Rendtel  Marquardt     CARMEN (1.8/28)    28 dg  5 mag  17  96.8 h   503
STRJO  Strunk   Leopoldshoehe FAMOS (2.0/28)     45 dg  5 mag   1   2.8 h     2
YRJIL  Yrjola   Kuusankosi    NONAME (2.0/35)    35 dg  6 mag   3  24.2 h    85
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Overall                                                        20 217.3 h  1321


2. Observing Times (h)
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Oct    01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15
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MOLSI   -   2.2  9.3   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   8.2  1.1   -
NITMI   -   4.0   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
RENJU   -  10.0  3.0  2.7   -    -    -    -   2.7  3.4   -    -    -   1.0  2.3
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
YRJIL  8.0   -    -    -    -    -    -    -   6.0   -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum    8.0 16.2 12.3  2.7   -    -    -    -   8.7  3.4   -    -   8.2  2.1  2.3

Oct    16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31
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MOLSI   -   7.3   -   9.2  3.9 11.0  6.1   -    -    -   0.6   -   5.5  5.4   -   4.5
NITMI  5.0   -    -    -    -    -   5.1  5.1   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
RENJU  8.8   -    -   1.2 11.2 10.7 11.2  8.4   -    -   1.8   -   6.3  6.7   -   5.4
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   2.8   -    -
YRJIL   -  10.2   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum   13.8 17.5   -  10.4 16.1 21.7 22.4 13.5   -    -   2.4   -  11.8 13.9   -   9.9


3. Results (Meteors)
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Oct    01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15
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MOLSI   -   11   25    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   48    2    -
NITMI   -   44    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
RENJU   -   45    8    4    -    -    -    -   17   31    -    -    -    2   20
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
YRJIL  33    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   24    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum    33  100   33    4    -    -    -    -   41   31    -    -   48    4   20

Oct    16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31
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MOLSI   -   32    -   67   48  138   93    -    -    -    5    -   23   24    -   91
NITMI  18    -    -    -    -    -   30   32    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
RENJU  20    -    -    7   75   69   89   32    -    -    4    -   24   14    -   42
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    2    -    -
YRJIL   -   28    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum    38   60    -   74  123  207  212   64    -    -    9    -   47   40    -  133

Sirko Molau, 2000/11/09