(meteorobs) Geminids 12/13 December

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Tue Dec 13 21:02:02 EST 2005


It has been very cloudy in Iowa.  This night was probably my only chance to see
any Geminids this year.  It finally cleared and the nearly full Moon got high
enough so I could face East without it in my field of view.  Within two hours
dense fog moved in.

13 December 2005 03:50 - 05:50 (CST 12/13 Dec 950 - 1150 pm)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Long: 93 deg 34 min W   Lat: 42 deg 05 min N   Elevation: 318 meters
Method: visual

Geminids
Sigma Hydrids
Sporadics
No Chi Orionids seen
No Monocerotids seen

03:50 - 04:50; 19 degrees F; wind West 2 mph; clear; snow on ground; average
limiting magnitude ~4.5; 94% lit waxing gibbous Moon; facing East 55 degrees;
Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.    type   comment
03:54  +3      GEM
03:55  +3      GEM
04:11  +3      Spor
04:17  -3      GEM    orange
04:22  -2      GEM
04:24  -1      HYD    red-orange; 0.5 sec. train
04:36  +1      GEM
04:41  +2      GEM
Geminids: -3, -2, +1, +2, +3(2)
Sigma Hydrids: -1
Sporadics: +3
Total meteors: 8

04:50 - 05:50; 17 degrees F; calm; intermittant fog first 45 minutes; last 15
minutes increasingly dense fog; snow; average limiting magnitude ~3.5; waxing
gibbous Moon; facing East 55 degrees; 
Total teff 1.0 hour
05:22  -4      GEM    yellow
05:31   0      GEM
05:43  +1      Spor
05:48  +1      Spor
Geminids: -4, 0
Sporadics: +1 (2)
Total meteors: 4

As I am typing this on the Geminid peak night mixed rain and snow is falling.  
 







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