(meteorobs) Obs: 20/21 Aug 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

21 August 2006 03:00-05:00 (CDST 20/21 August 2006 10:00pm - 12:00am)

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 & talking clock

03:00-04:00; 65 deg F; calm; cirrus/haze; average limiting magnitude 5.5; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (12 jets/planes; 5 satellites)
Time   mag.  type   comment
03:00  -4    KCG    yellow; brief train
03:02  +3    Spor   
03:21   0    KCG
Antihelion: none
Kappa Cygnid: -4, 0
Perseid: none
Sporadic: +3
Total meteors: three

04:00-05:00; 62 deg F; calm; cirrus/haze; average limiting magnitude 5.7; facing
East 50 degrees 04:00-04:45; facing SE 50 deg 04:45-05:00 to avoid cloud moving
in from NW; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 jet; 1 satellite)
Time   mag.  type   comment
04:13  +3    KCG
04:30  +2    Spor
04:58   0    ANT
Antihelion: 0
Kappa Cygnid: +3
Perseid: none
Sporadic: +2
Total meteors: three