(meteorobs) Obs: 16/17 July 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

17 July 2006 03:30 - 05:15 (CDST 16/17 July 2006 10:30pm - 12:15am)

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; paper, pencil & talking clock

Capricornids
Perseids
Sporadics

03:30-05:15; 80 degrees F; wind South 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; Moon rise ~05:15; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.75 hour 
(8 jets/planes & 11 satellites)
Time   mag.  type   comment
03:41  +1    CAP
03:57  +2    Spor
04:10  +2    Spor
04:17  +3    Spor
04:32  +4    Spor
04:45  +2    Spor
04:45  +5    Spor
05:03  +2    Spor
05:06   0    PER    1 sec. train
Capricornid: +1
Perseid: 0
Sporadics: +2(4), +3, +4, +5
Total meteors: nine