(meteorobs) Obs: 22/23 July 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

23 July 2006 04:30 - 08:30 (CDST 22/23 July 2006 11:30 pm - 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
Capricornids
Perseids
South Delta Aquarids
Sporadics

04:30-05:30; 63 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.9;
facing SE 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (6 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:36  +2     Spor
04:49  +4     Spor
05:01   0     Spor   yellow
05:15  +4     PER
05:19  +2     Spor
05:25  -1     Spor   yellow
Antihelion: none
Capricornids: none
Perseids: +4
South Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: -1, 0, +2(2), +4
Total meteors: six

05:30-06:30; 62 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8;
facing SE 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hours (3 jets)
Time   mag.  type   comment
05:33  +2    SDA    <0.5 second train
05:47   0    ANT    yellow
06:11  +1    PER    orange
06:20   0    ANT
Antihelion: 0(2)
Capricornids: none
Perseids: +1
South Delta Aquarids: +2
Sporadics: none
Total meteors: four

06:30-07:30; 61 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8;
facing SE 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 airplane)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:35  +1     SDA    brief train
06:37  +1     CAP
06:49  +3     SDA
06:54  +2     Spor
Antihelion: none
Capricronids: +1
Perseids: none
South Delta Aquarids: +1, +3
Sporadics: +2
Total meteors: four

07:30-08:30; 60 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8;
facing SE 45 degrees; Total teff l.0 hour (2 jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:33  +1     PER  
07:43  +4     Spor  
07:45  +3     Spor
07:51  -1     Spor   yellow; 0.5 second train
07:57  +3     Spor
07:58  +1     CAP
08:10  +3     Spor
08:23  +4     Spor
Antihelion: none
Capricornids: +1
Perseids: +1
South Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: -1, +3(3); +4(2)
Total meteors: eight

Magnitude distribution:
Antihelion: 0(2)
Capricornids: +1(2)
Perseids: +1(2), +4
South Delta Aquarids: +1, +2, +3
Sporadics:-1(2), 0, +2(3), +3(3), +4(3)
Total Meteors: Twenty-two