(meteorobs) Ursids 21/22 December

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

I observed in the evening 21 December till I got clouded out and I observed for
a while the following morning 22 December.  I didn't see all that many Ursids in
the evening or in the Moon light in the morning.

UT 22 December 2005 00:00 - 04:15; 08:40 - 10:50 (21/22 December 2005 600 pm - 
  1015 pm; 240 - 450 am CST)

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; paper & pencil & talking clock

Chi Orionids
Coma Berenicids
Ursids
Sporadics

00:00-01:00; 22 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; snow on ground; average limiting
magnitude 5.8; facing North 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
00:26  +3     Spor
00:34  +4     URS

01:00-02:00; 20 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; snow; aver lim magn 5.9; facing
North 45 deg; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
01:05  +2     Spor
01:09  +1     URS
01:15  +4     Spor
01:58  +3     URS

02:00-03:00; 18 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; snow; aver lim magn 5.9; facing
North 45 deg; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
02:14  +3     Spor
02:30  +3     URS
02:31  +3     Spor
02:33  +1     Spor   orange
02:48  +2     URS

Break: 03:00 - 03:15 UT (900 - 915 CST)

03:15-04:15; 17 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear 03:15 - 03:45; average 20% cloud
03:45 - 04:15 (low in NW and N); snow; aver lim magn 5.7; facing North 45 deg;
Total teff 1.0 hour
03:26  +2     XOR  
04:00   0     Spor   yellow 

I waited a while and finally went home, to wait for any clearing.

08:40 - 09:40 UT (240 - 340 am CST); 20 deg F; wind South 10 mph; clear; snow; 
1/2+ lit Moon; aver lim magn 4.7; facing North 45 deg; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:42  +3     URS  
09:05  +4     URS
09:27  +3     Spor
09:36  +2     COM

Break: 09:40 - 09:50 (340 - 350 am CST)

09:50 - 10:50 UT (350 - 450 am CST); 22 deg F; wind South 10 mph; clear; snow;
1/2+ lit Moon; aver lim magn 4.6; facing North 45 deg: Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
09:54  +3     Spor
10:00   0     Spor   yellow
10:08  +3     URS
10:14  +2     Spor
10:30  +2     Spor
10:38  +1     Spor
10:47  +1     COM    yellow

By 11:00 UT becoming cloudy again.

00:00-01:00
Spor  +3
URS   +4

01:00-02:00
Spor  +2, +4
URS   +1, +3

02:00-03:00
Spor  +1, +3(2)
URS   +2, +3

03:15-04:15
Spor  0
URS   -
XOR   +2

08:40-09:40
Spor  +3
URS   +3, +4
COM   +2

09:50-10:50
Spor  0, +1, +2(2), +3
URS   +3
COM   +1