Results of the AKM Video Meteor Network - May 2002
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May was not very fruitful for the German AKM video observers. Short nights
and poor skies often prevented observations, and even when it cleared here
or there it was often for a few hours only. The nights around May 10 were
of special interest for us, as they promised new data about the minor shower
of the eta Lyrids. Only a few useful observations could be made in these
nights, but at least in my own records there are one or two eta-Lyrids
each night. More conclusive studies have to wait until I received the 
observations from all other observers.

For the first nights of May we got observational data collected during 
the eta Auqarid campaigns at Ondrejov and Kunzak, Czech Republic. Furthermore
our observer at the Canaries has been successful again, after regular 
observations had been impossible there for a long time due to unusually poor 
weather.

Down under, Steve Quirk managed to obtained a great observing series in the
first part of May. With his almost 200 hours of observing time he was not to
beat by anyone else. In addition, despite unfavourable weather we finally 
got the first complete observing series: In every night there was at least
one camera in operation! Even in the best months there have always one or 
more nights been missing so far.


1. Observers
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Code    Name       Place           Camera          FOV    LM Nights Time Meteors
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BENOR Benitez S. Maspalomas    TIMES4 (1.4/50)    20 dg  4 mag  17 123.3 h   387
KOSDE Koschny    Noordwijkerh. ICC4 (0.85/25)     25 dg  6 mag   4  18.0 h    27
MCNRO McNaught   Coonabarabran SSO1 (1.2/55)      19 dg  8 mag   9  76.2 h  2054
MOLSI Molau      Aachen        AVIS (2.0/35)      40 dg  5 mag  15  52.9 h   173
NITMI Nitschke   Dresden       VK1 (0.75/50)      20 dg  8 mag   3  12.5 h    14
QUIST Quirk      Mudgee        SSO-WAT1 (0.85/25) 13 dg  5 mag  19 198.8 h   468
RENJU Rendtel    Marquardt     AKM2 (0.85/25)     32 dg  6 mag   4  17.1 h    55
                               CARMEN (1.8/28)    32 dg  6 mag   1   3.9 h     6
SPEUL Sperberg   Salzwedel     AKM1 (0.85/25)     32 dg  6 mag   2   9.7 h    19
STORO Stork      Ondrejov      OND2 (2.8/16)      70 dg  5 mag   4  13.3 h    55
                 Kunzak        KUN1 (1.4/50)      22 dg  8 mag   2   9.8 h    33
STRJO Strunk     Leopoldshoehe AKM2 (0.85/25)     32 dg  6 mag   3  12.2 h    51
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Sum                                                             31 547.7 h  3342

2. Observing Times (h)
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May    01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15
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BENOR  7.9  6.6   -   6.3  7.2  7.5   -    -    -    -   7.4  7.6   -    -   6.9
KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
MCNRO   -   2.2  4.6   -    -    -  10.5  7.8   -  10.9   -    -    -  10.9  9.0
MOLSI   -    -    -    -    -    -   6.3   -    -   3.9   -   3.1   -   0.5  5.4
NITMI   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   4.0   -    -
QUIST 10.5 12.0 11.9 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4  8.6   -  11.6 11.3 12.1  8.3  9.4 11.9
RENJU   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   5.3   -    -    -    -    -    - 
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
SPEUL   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -    -    -   1.5  4.6  2.1  5.1   -    -    -    -    -    - 
        -    -    -    -    -    -   4.9   -   4.9   -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum   18.4 20.8 16.5 17.7 18.6 20.5 37.7 18.5 15.3 26.4 18.7 22.8 12.3 20.8 33.2    

May    16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31
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BENOR  6.9   -   7.7  8.1   -    -    -    -   8.3   -   8.2  7.5  7.9  7.1  4.2   -
KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -   4.8   -    -    -   5.1   -    -   3.1  5.0
MCNRO 10.8  9.5   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
MOLSI  5.8  3.8   -    -    -   3.3   -   4.2   -   5.3  3.0  2.5   -   4.0  0.4  1.4
NITMI  4.1   -    -    -    -   4.4   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
QUIST 12.2  8.3   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   2.2   -    -  11.7 11.1
RENJU   -    -    -    -   4.4  3.9  3.5   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   3.9   -    -    -    -    -
SPEUL   -   4.9   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   4.8   -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   3.4   -   4.4   -    -   4.4
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Sum   39.8 26.5  7.7  8.1  4.4 11.6  3.5  9.0  8.3  5.3 23.3 17.3 12.3 11.1 19.4 21.9


3. Results (Meteors)
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May    01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15
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BENOR  13   17    -   28   45   37    -    -    -    -   35   38    -    -   14
KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
MCNRO   -   29   78    -    -    -  330  238    -  355    -    -    -  344  248
MOLSI   -    -    -    -    -    -   11    -    -   12    -   15    -    1   14
NITMI   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    2    -    -
QUIST  27   27   21   21   30   43   32   24    -   49   22   25    1   13   17
RENJU   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   25    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
SPEUL   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -    -    -   11   18    8   18    -    -    -    -    -    - 
        -    -    -    -    -    -   22    -   11    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum    40   73   99   49   75   91  413  270   54  416   57   78    3  358  293

May    16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31
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BENOR  31    -   29   31    -    -    -    -   17    -   13   17    5   15    2    -
KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    8    -    -    -    2    -    -    4   13
MCNRO 273  159    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
MOLSI  22   23    -    -    -    9    -   13    -   16    9    7    -   13    2    6
NITMI   7    -    -    -    -    5    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
QUIST  29   20    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    4    -    -   37   26
RENJU   -    -    -    -   12   10    8    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    6    -    -    -    -    -
SPEUL   -   17    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    2    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    9    -   20    -    -   22
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Sum   362  219   29   31   12   24    8   21   17   16   39   30   25   28   45   67

Sirko Molau, 2002/06/17