(meteorobs) Observation: 25/26 Nov
pmartsching at mchsi.com
pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sat Nov 26 09:54:46 EST 2005
It was cloudy most of the evening, but it finally cleared so I could get 3 hours
observing in before Moon rise.
UT 26 November 2005 05:00 - 08:00 (CST 25/26 Nov 11:00 pm - 2:00 am)
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
Antihelion/Chi Orionids
Sporadics
05:00 - 06:00; 20 degrees F; wind SE 10 mph; no clouds; no snow.
Average limiting magnitude 6.1
Facing East 55 degrees; Total Teff 1.0 hour
Time mag. type comment
05:24 +2 Spor "fuzzy"; head of U.MAJOR > feet of GEMINI *
05:25 +3 XOR
05:36 +2 Spor
Chi Orionids: +3
Sporadics: +2 (2)
Total meteors: 3
* "fuzzy" meteor had large angular diameter for the brightness
06:00 - 07:00; 20 degrees F; wind SE 7 mph; no clouds; no snow.
Average limiting magnitude 6.1
Facing East 55 degrees; Total Teff 1.0 hour
Time mag. type comment
06:08 +3 XOR
06:28 +3 Spor
06:52 +2 Spor
06:57 +1 XOR
Chi Orionids: +1, +3
Sporadics: +2, +3
Total meteors: 4
07:00 - 08:00; 20 degrees F; wind SE 5 mph; no clouds; no snow.
Average limiting magnitude: 6.1
Facing East 55 degrees; Total Teff 1.0 hour
Time mag. type comment
07:04 +4 Spor
07:10 0 Spor 1 sec train
07:10 +2 Spor
07:19 +3 Spor
07:31 +1 XOR yellow
07:42 +1 Spor orange
07:53 +5 Spor
07:56 +2 Spor N Apex
Chi Orionids: +1
Sporadics: 0, +1, +2(2), +3, +4, +5
Total meteors: 8
At 07:27 a bright meteor occurred behind me somewhere in the Western sky.
Magnitude distribution for the 3 hours:
Chi Orionids: +1(2); +3(2)
Sporadics: 0, +1, +2(5), +3(2), +4, +5
Total meteors: 15
More information about the Meteorobs
mailing list