(meteorobs) 25/26 February observation
pmartsching at mchsi.com
pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sun Feb 26 09:05:28 EST 2006
26 February 2006 05:00 - 08:00 (CST 25/26 February 2006 1100 pm - 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 with paper, pencil and talking clock
Delta Leonids
Virginids
Sporadics
05:00 - 06:00; 20 degrees F; wind NE 3 mph; no snow; average limiting magnitude
5.9; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (jet planes: 2)
Time mag. type comment
05:15 +2 Spor 15 degrees South of Leo; short
05:16 +3 Spor Leo Minor > Leo; slow
05:20 +2 Spor South of Leo; E > W; fast
06:00 - 07:00; 17 degrees F; wind nearly calm; no snow; average limiting
magnitude 5.8; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (jets: only one)
Time mag. type comment
06:10 -1 VIR yellow
06:13 +4 Spor
06:30 0 DLE yellow
06:35 +3 Spor
07:00 - 08:00; 15 degrees F; calm; no snow; average limitng magnitude 6.1;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (jet planes: none)
Time mag. type comment
07:07 0 VIR yellow
07:11 +4 Spor
07:30 +5 Spor
07:37 +4 Spor
Magnitude distribution:
Delta Leonids: 0
Virginids: -1, 0
Sporadics: +2(2), +3(2), +4(3), +5
Total meteors: 11
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