(meteorobs) Obs: 18/19 July 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

19 July 2006 04:00 - 06:00 (CDST 18/19 July 2006 11:00pm - 1:00am)

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

Capricorinids: none seen
Perseids
South Delta Aquarids: none seen
Antihelion
Sporadics

04:00 - 05:00; 80 degrees F; wind SE 5 mph; clear; hazy; average limiting
magnitude 5.8; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (5 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment 
04:10  +1     Spor
04:20  +4     Spor
04:44  +4     Spor
05:58  -1     ANT    yellow
Anthelion: -1
Sporadics: +1, +4(2)

05:00 - 06:00; 80 degrees F; wind SE 5 mph; clear; hazy average limiting
magnitude 5.8; Moon rise ~06:00; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour 
(4 jets/plances)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:00  +3     Spor
05:21  +5     Spor
05:40  +4     PER
Perseid: +4
Sporadics: +3, +5