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From: Veikko M{kel{ (PVTMAKELA_at_hidden_email_address.net)
Date: 08/22/1996


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                    F H O N   s u m m a r y   1 9 9 5

                           S T A T I S T I C S


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                  Finnish Halo Observers Network (FHON):
         summary of rare halos in observations of the year 1995

              Jukka Ruoskanen (jruoskan_at_snakemail.hut.fi)
          and Jarmo Moilanen  (jarmom_at_netppl.fi)

         With some help from: Marko Riikonen (Marko.Riikonen_at_ursa.fi)
                              Veikko Makela  (Veikko.Makela_at_helsinki.fi)
                              Marko Pekkola  (Marko.Pekkola_at_helsinki.fi)


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More informations about halos? Contact to FHON: halot_at_ursa.fi
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     Statistics of rare halos observations in Finland during the year 1995



Haloform                Days    Nights  Total      Subform in question
Infralateral arcs       16      -       16
9 deg halo              10      4       14
23 deg parroid          13      -       13         upper
120 deg parhelia        11      -       11
Parry arc               8       -       8          upper suncave
Elliptical halo         6       1       7          single
23 deg halo             6       -       6
18 deg halo             3       1       4
Greenler anthelic arcs  4       -       4
20 deg halo             2       -       2
18 deg lateral arcs     2       -       2
Tricker anthelic arc    2       -       2
Lowitz arcs             2       -       2          circular 2, upper 1,
lower 1
Wegener anthelic arc    1       -       1
120 deg parhelic arcs   1       -       1
Liljequist parhelia     1       -       1
9 deg parroid           1       -       1          upper
9 deg tangent arcs      1       -       1
24 deg halo             1       -       1



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        Observers of FHON 1995



FHON got halo observations from 45 persons during the year 1995. Total amount
of halo observations (Only 1 observation / day or night / observer) was 2258.
So average number of observations per observer was about 50. All together ten
observers reached the 100 observations milestone. Only Jarmo Moilanen got more than 200 observations (211). By the way, FHON's record of observations
is 246 from 1987 by Marko Riikonen.

Observer                NoD     NoM     Homeplace

        Southern Finland (lat 60 - 61N):

Ahola Jarkko            15      5       Koria
Haapanala Sami          42      10      Espoo
Jokinen Anne            81      9       Espoo
Katava Jani             32      3       Helsinki
Kinnunen Esa            9       2 (Hs)  Espoo
Kinnunen Timo           43      6       Espoo
Luukkonen Ismo          123     12      Turku
Manner Olli             23      3       Helsinki
Markkanen Jouko         23      6       Espoo
Makela Veikko           93      11      Helsinki
Nyberg Timo             3       2       Helsinki
Parviainen Pekka        34      2 (Hs)  Turku
Pasanen Ossi            57      11      Espoo
Pekkola Johanna         2       9 (Hs)  Helsinki
Pekkola Marko           5       38      Helsinki
Riikonen Marko          17      7       Helsinki
Ruoskanen Jukka         2       2       Siuntio
Savolainen Eero         105     10      Kuusankoski
Sillanpaa Juha          1       1       Espoo
Sillanpaa Mika          147     12      Espoo
Toivonen Marko          106     12      Kuusankoski
Vajanto Krista          23      6       Espoo
Virjonen Terhi          22      2 (Hs)  Turku

        Central Finland (lat 61 - 63N):

Eresmaa Reima           146     12      Jyvaskyla
Itkonen Jonne           17      2 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Janhonen Reettamaija    11      3       Jyvaskyla
Kahanpaa Jere           12      2 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Koppinen Panu           7       1 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Lyytinen Joonas         10      2 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Maukonen Antti          103     12      Jyvaskyla mlk
Moilanen Marko          2       1 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Nives Alexander         15      1 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Nyfelt Markku           11      2 (Hs)  Tampere
Nykyri Elina            5       2 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Ojanpera Jalo           6       2 (Hs)  Jyvaskyla
Oksanen Arto            5       1 (Hs)  Muurame
Pietilainen Pekka       15      5       Jyvaskyla
Piikki Jari             83      8       Juva
Rajala Leo              27      2 (Hs)  Jamsa
Viitala Eerik           84      12      Jyvaskyla
Ohman Teemu             115     12      Aanekoski


        Northern Finland (lat 63N - The Arctic Circle):

Moilanen Jarmo          211     12      Oulunsalo
Penttinen Martti        141     11      Kokkola

        Lappland (The Artic Circle - lat 70N):

Aikioniemi Simo         175     12      Savukoski
Soutukorva Janne        9       3       Muonio

NoD = Number of halodays observed
NoM = Number of month when observed
(Hs) = Observed only during "Halo spring" project in April and May



FHON is halo section under subordination of Ursa.

                        Ursa Astronomical Association
                        Raatimiehenkatu 3 A 2
                        FIN-00140 HELSINKI

                        tel. +358 0 174 048
                        FAX  +358 0 657 728

Current section leader is Veikko Makela (Veikko.Makela_at_helsinki.fi).

  • Have a nice skywatching! *************** FHON **