(meteorobs) Observation 3/4 April

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

04 April 2006 07:30 - 09:30 (CDST 3/4 April 2006 230 - 430am)

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; pencil, paper and talking clock

Sporadics
No Antihelion/Eclipticids/Virginids seen

07:30-08:30; 35 degrees F; wind N 3 mph; clear; no snow; average limiting
magnitude 6.1; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (6 jets/airplanes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:39  +3     Spor   15 deg; fast

08:30-09:30; 32 degrees F; wind N 3 mph; clear; no snow; average limitng
magnitude 6.1; facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour(4 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment  
08:43  +3     Spor
09:11  +4     Spor
09:15  +1     Spor   yellow
09:20  +1     Spor

Magnitude distribution:
Sporadics:  +1(2); +3(2); +4