(meteorobs) Obs: 22/23 April 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

23 April 2006 02:45 - 03:45 & 04:00 - 07:00
(CDST 22/23 Apr 2006 9:45-10:45pm & 11:00pm - 2:00am)

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

Antihelion
Lyrids
Sporadics

02:45-03:45; 60 deg F; wind N 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (6 jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
02:53  +1     Spor
03:08   0     LYR
03:30  +3     LYR    brief train
03:40  -1     LYR    yellow; 0.5 sec train
Antihelion: none
Lyrids: -1, 0, +3
Sporadics: +1
Total meteors: 4

04:00-05:00; 54 deg F; wind N 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (5 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:36  -1     LYR    yellow; 0.5 sec train
04:52  +3     LYR 
04:58  +2     ANT
Antihelion: +2
Lyrids: -1, +3
Sporadics: none
Total meteors: 3

05:00-06:00; 50 deg F; wind N 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 helicopter)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:14  +1     LYR    yellow
05:15  +2     LYR
05:26   0     LYR    brief train
05:32  +3     LYR
05:36  +4     Spor
05:37  +2     Spor
05:37   0     LYR    brief train
Antihelion: none
Lyrids: 0(2), +1, +2, +3
Sporadics: +2, +4
Total meteors: 7

06:00-07:00; 45 degrees; wind N 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 jet)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:05   0     LYR    0.5 sec train
06:09   0     Spor
06:17  +1     Spor
06:48  +3     Spor
06:59  +2     LYR
Antihelion: none
Lyrids: 0, +2
Sporadics: 0, +1, +3
Total meteors: 5