(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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