(meteorobs) Obs: 10/11 December 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

11 December 2006 01:15-04:45 UT (CST 10/11 Dec 2006 7:15-10:45pm)

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: 1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

01:15-02:15; 43 degrees F; wind South 10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
5.9; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
01:36   0     GEM    thru Andromeda and Perseus
01:40  +2     Spor
01:52  +1     Spor   orange
Antihelion: none
Geminid: 0
Monocerotid: none
Sporadic: +1, +2
Total meteors: three

02:15-03:15; 40 degrees F; wind South 10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
5.9; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
02:16  +3     GEM
02:20  +1     Spor   yellow
02:32  -4     Spor   orange; from West; ended 3 deg above S horizon
Antihelion: none
Geminid: +3
Monocerotid: none
Sporadic; -4, +1
Total meteors: three

03:15-04:45; 38-35 deg F; wind South 8 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
5.9; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.5 hour; Moon rise ~04:45
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:18  -4     GEM    yellow; 2 second train
03:35  -2     GEM    brief train
03:39  +3     Spor
03:42  +3     GEM
03:51  +2     GEM
03:59  +4     GEM
04:11  +2     Spor
04:16  +1     GEM
04:23  +4     MON
04:31  +2     ANT
04:34  +2     GEM
04:42  +3     Spor
Antihelion: +2
Geminid: -4, -2, +1, +2(2), +3, +4
Monocerotid: +4
Sporadic: +2, +3(2)
Total meteors: twelve