NAMN Observations - December 2008


OBSERVERS

Salvador Aguirre, Mexico
Michael Boschat, Canada
Mark Davis, USA
George Gliba, USA
Bill Godley, USA
Robin Gray, USA
Daniel Gruen, Germany
Wayne Hally, USA
Ken Hodonsky, USA
Paul Martsching, USA
Koen Miskotte, The Netherlands
J.D. Strikis, Greece
David Swann, USA
William Watson, USA
Kristi Wenger, USA

OBSERVING PERIODS (UT)

December 1:
Robin Gray (Teff=1.01, 2 ANT, 10 SPO)

December 3:
Robin Gray (Teff=1.02, 3 GEM, 1 HYD, 1 PUP, 9 SPO)
Wayne Hally (Teff=3.00, 2 GEM, 3 HYD, 1 MON, 9 SPO)

December 5:
Robin Gray (Teff=1.02, 1 GEM, 3 HYD, 1 NOO, 11 SPO)

December 6:
Wayne Hally (Teff=1.80, 2 ANT, 1 GEM, 2 NOO, 6 SPO)

December 7:
Robin Gray (Teff=1.04, 2 ANT, 2 GEM, 1 HYD, 10 SPO)

December 8:
Wayne Hally (Teff=2.00, 1 ANT, 2 CBE, 3 GEM, 1 HYD, 1 NOO, 8 SPO)

December 11:
Salvador Aguirre (Teff=1.00, 3 GEM, 1 SPO)
David Swann (Teff=1.00, 3 GEM, 1 SPO)

December 12:
Bill Godley (Teff=1.00, 5 GEM, 2 SPO)
David Swann (Teff=2.00, 7 GEM, 2 SPO)

December 13:
Paul Martsching (Teff=3.25, 1 ANT, 62 GEM, 1 HYD, 5 SPO)
J.D. Strikis (Teff=0.83, 5 GEM, 1 SPO)
William Watson (Teff=0.90, 3 GEM)

December 14:
Michael Boschat (Teff=1.00, 3 GEM)
Bill Godley (Teff=1.67, 12 GEM, 2 SPO)
Wayne Hally (Teff=3.10, 2 ANT, 2 CBE, 39 GEM, 1 HYD, 2 MON, 4 SPO)
Koen Miskotte (Teff=3.62, 117 GEM, 1 HYD, 2 MON, 7 SPO)

December 17:
Robin Gray (Teff=1.01, 1 COM, 4 SPO)

December 19:
Salvador Aguirre (Teff=2.00, 2 ANT, 2 URS, 5 SPO)

December 22:
Salvador Aguirre (Teff=3.00, 1 ANT, 9 URS, 8 SPO)
Mark Davis (Teff=1.75, 2 URS, 7 SPO)
George Gliba (Teff=1.00, 1 ANT, 4 URS, 3 SPO)
Paul Martsching (Teff=4.00, 1 COM, 2 HYD, 11 URS, 12 SPO)

December 23:
Robin Gray (Teff=1.01, 4 SPO)

December 25:
Kristi Wenger (Teff=1.00, 1 URS, 5 SPO)

December 26:
Daniel Gruen (Teff=0.76, 2 ANT, 4 URS, 5 SPO)
Koen Miskotte (Teff=3.50, 4 ANT, 7 COM, 1 URS, 45 SPO)

December 27:
Koen Miskotte (Teff=5.01, 4 ANT, 8 COM, 2 QUA, 1 URS, 47 SPO)

December 28:
Koen Miskotte (Teff=3.36, 2 ANT, 4 COM, 3 QUA, 1 URS, 32 SPO)

December 29:
Daniel Gruen (Teff=0.95, 1 ANT, 1 COM, 4 SPO)
Ken Hodonsky (Teff=1.25, 3 ANT, 2 COM, 11 SPO)

December 30:
George Gliba (Teff=2.00, 5 ANT, 8 COM, 1 NPX, 3 SPX, 30 SPO)
Bill Godley (Teff=1.00, 1 COM, 2 SPO)

December 31:
Salvador Aguirre (Teff=1.70, 3 ANT, 9 COM, 5 QUA, 10 SPO)

OBSERVED SHOWERS

ANT: Antihelion Source                39
CBE: Coma Berenicids (new radiant)     4
COM: Coma Berenicids                  42
GEM: Geminids                        271
HYD: Sigma Hydrids                    14
MON: Monocerotids                      5
NOO: November Orionids                 4
NPX: Apex Source, Northern             1
PUP: Puppid-Velids                     1
QUA: Quadrantids                      10
SPX: Apex Source, Southern             3
URS: Ursids                           36

SPO: Sporadics                       322

EFFECTIVE OBSERVING TIME (Teff) = 64.56 hours