(meteorobs) Obs: 4/5 July 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

05 July 2006 06:30 - 08:30 (CDST 4/5 July 2006 1:30 - 3:30 am)

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

Antihelion: none seen
Sporadics

06:30-07:30; 62 deg F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 jet)
Time   mag.  type   comment
06:33  +2    Spor   
06:41  +1    Spor   orange
06:55  +3    Spor
06:56   0    Spor   orange; 1 sec train; AQUARIUS thru PEGASUS above square
07:18  +2    Spor
07:19  +3    Spor
07:27   0    Spor   fast; 0.5 sec train; ANDROMEDA > LYRA
Sporadics: 0(2), +1, +2(2), +3(2)
Total meteors: seven

07:30-08:30; 58 deg F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (7 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:35  +4     Spor   
07:45  +5     Spor
08:04  +4     Spor
08:13  +3     Spor
Sporadics: +3, +4(2), +5
Total meteors: four

Magnitude distribution:
Sporadics: 0(2), +1, +2(2), +3(3), +4(2), +5
Total: eleven