Results of the AKM Video Meteor Network - May 2003
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In May, the AKM camera network has been recording fewer than 1000 meteors for 
the first time since about three years. The weather was not too bad and 
especially during the eta Aquarids we collected a number of observations 
(three cameras were operated in Ondrejov and Kunzak alone by that time), but 
nights are getting shorter in the northern hemisphere, and from the eta Aquarids
you get at best one or two meteor trails in the morning twilight burned on 
your hard disc at our northern latitudes. The otherwise lull time cannot be 
compensated for by our currently only southern hemisphere observer.

On May 11, Ilkka Yrjola observed for the last time before his summer break.
Joerg Strunk managed again to collect an amazing 21 observing nights in May 
with his automated camera. Detlef Koschny resumed regular observation by the 
end of the month, but therefore Orlando Benitez-Sanchez has to suspend his 
night time monitoring because of hard disc problems. Juergen Rendtel observed 
another two nigths at Teneriffe, but did not yet manage to analyze the 
tapes. Maybe we will finished with more than 1000 meteors together with 
these observations? We will see...


1. Observers
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Code    Name       Place           Camera          FOV    LM Nights Time Meteors
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KOSDE Koschny    Noordwijkerh. ICC3 (0.75/50)     15 dg  8 mag   3  13.7 h    22
MOLSI Molau      Seysdorf      AVIS (2.0/35)      40 dg  6 mag   7  33.4 h   101
                               MINCAM1 (1.4/12)   35 dg  4 mag  11  55.6 h   102
NITMI Nitschke   Dresden       VK1 (0.75/50)      20 dg  8 mag   3  13.0 h    10
QUIST Quirk      Mudgee        SSO-WAT1 (0.85/25) 13 dg  5 mag  14 124.1 h   381
RENJU Rendtel    Marquardt     AKM2 (0.85/25)     32 dg  6 mag   7  29.9 h    50
SPEUL Sperberg   Salzwedel     AKM1 (0.85/25)     32 dg  6 mag   1   6.0 h    23
STORO Stork      Ondrejov      OND1 (1.4/50)      22 dg  8 mag   4  18.9 h    51
                 Kunzak        KUN1 (1.4/50)      22 dg  8 mag   4  12.0 h    44
                               KUN2 (2.8/16)      70 dg  5 mag   4  12.0 h    19
STRJO Strunk     Leopondshoehe MINCAM2 (0.8/6)    55 dg  3 mag  21  77.8 h   115
YRJIL Yrjola     Kuusankoski   NONAME (2.0/35)    38 dg  6 mag   7  15.7 h    22
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Sum                                                             29 412.1 h   940


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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KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
MOLSI   -    -    -    -   6.2   -   4.9   -   1.5   -    -   3.6   -    -    -
        -   4.2  6.3  4.9  5.7  6.2  7.3   -    -    -    -   4.3   -    -    -
NITMI   -    -   4.0  4.0  5.0   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
QUIST   -  10.1 11.0 10.8  9.7  7.7  8.1   -   9.7  9.3   -    -    -    -    -
RENJU   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
SPEUL   -    -    -   6.0   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -   5.2  5.2  3.1  5.4   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -   3.0  3.0  3.0  3.0   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -   3.0  3.0  3.0  3.0   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO  3.2  2.5  6.1  6.7   -    -   3.8  1.0   -   6.3  2.6   -   5.1  4.0  5.9
YRJIL   -   4.1   -   3.7   -    -   1.9  1.2  0.3  2.1  2.4   -    -    -    -
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Sum    3.2 20.9 27.4 47.3 37.8 23.0 37.4  2.2 11.5 17.7  5.0  7.9  5.1  4.0  5.9

May    16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31
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KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   4.0  4.3  5.4
MOLSI  5.8   -    -    -    -    -    -   5.6  5.8   -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
       5.7   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -   4.2  4.9  1.9
NITMI   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
QUIST   -    -    -    -    -    -  10.3 11.2   -   8.0  5.5  4.4  8.3   -    -    -
RENJU  5.0   -    -    -    -   4.9   -   4.7   -    -    -    -   3.8  4.2  3.2  4.1
SPEUL   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   -   3.0   -   3.0   -   2.0   -   2.1   -   1.8  4.6   -   4.4  4.4  1.0  4.3
YRJIL   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum   16.5  3.0   -   3.0   -   6.9 10.3 23.6  5.8  9.8 10.1  4.4 16.5 16.8 13.4 15.7


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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KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
MOLSI   -    -    -    -   20    -   21    -    4    -    -   11    -    -    -
        -    6   15   19   11   12   10    -    -    -    -    5    -    -    -
NITMI   -    -    3    5    2    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
QUIST   -   17   38   16   30   34   36    -   10   36    -    -    -    -    -
RENJU   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
SPEUL   -    -    -   23    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -   16   20    8    7    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -   18   10    9    7    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    9    2    2    6    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   4    6   11    6    -    -    9    2    -    9    2    -    8   10    7
YRJIL   -    8    -    4    -    -    3    3    1    1    2    -    -    -    -
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Sum     4   37   67  116   95   65   99    5   15   46    4   16    8   10    7

May    16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31
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KOSDE   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    6    7    9
MOLSI   1    -    -    -    -    -    -   23   21    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        8    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    7    7    2
NITMI   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
QUIST   -    -    -    -    -    -   34   11    -   19   24   27   49    -    -    -
RENJU   7    -    -    -    -    7    -    4    -    -    -    -    6   10    5   11
SPEUL   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STORO   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
STRJO   -    4    -    3    -    2    -    2    -    5    5    -    8    7    1    4
YRJIL   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -
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Sum    16    4    -    3    -    9   34   40   21   24   29   27   63   30   20   26

Sirko Molau, 2003/06/16