(meteorobs) Obs: 25/26 April 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

26 April 2006 05:00 - 07:00 (CDST 25/26 April 2006 12:00 - 200 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; paper, pencil & talking clock

Antihelion
Lyrids
Sporadics

05:00-06:00; 38 deg F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (3 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:27  +4     Spor
05:30   0     Spor   yellow
05:36  +5     Spor
Antihelion: none
Lyrids: none
Sporadics: 0, +4, +5
Total meteors: 3

06:00-07:00; 35 deg F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (No jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:27  +2     ANT
06:33  +3     Spor
06:36  +3     ANT
06:53  +3     LYR
Antihelion: +2, +3
Lyrid: +3
Sporadic: +3
Total meteors: 4