(meteorobs) Taurids Nov 20/21

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

I observed UT 21 Nov 04:15 - 06:15 (CST: Nov 20/21 10:15 pm - 12:15 am) before
it clouded up.  Several nice Taurids; otherwise little to see in the Moon light.

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

Taurids
Sporadics

04:15 - 05:15; 35 deg F; wind West 10 mph; waning gibbous Moon;
no snow; no clouds.  Average limiting magnitude 5.2
Facing West 50 degrees; Total Teff 1.0 hour
Taurids: -2 (2)
sporadics: +2

05:15 - 06:15  33 deg F; wind West 10 mph; waning gibbous Moon;
no snow; 15% clouds.  Average limiting magnitude 5.0
Facing West 50 degrees; Total Teff 1.0 hour
Taurids: mag. 0
sporadics: +3, +4

Magnitude distribution:
Taurids: -2 (2), 0
sporadics: +2, +3, +4
Total meteors: 6

Time  mag.  type  comments
04:32  +2   Spor  
04:55  -2   NTA   yellow
05:14  -2   STA   orange with 0.5 sec train
05:28  +4   Spor
05:39  +3   Spor
05:51   0   STA   yellow