(meteorobs) Obs: 14/15 August 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

14 Aug 2006 03:00-04:00 (CDST 14/15 August 2006 10:00-11:00pm)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park Observatory 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 and talking clock

03:00-04:00; 65 deg; wind West 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (11 jets/planes; 6 satellites)
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:27  +4     Spor
03:30   0     KCG    yellow
03:32  +3     Spor
03:38  +4     Spor
08:46  +3     SDA
03:56  +3     PER
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: 0
South Delta Aquarid: +3
Perseid: +3
Sporadic: +3, +4(2)
Total meteors: six