(meteorobs) Obs: 27/28 July 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

28 July 2006 04:00 - 10:15 (CDST 27/28 July 2006 11:00pm - 4:15am)

Paul Martsching
SE edge (Plank Rd) of Blackhawk Lake Conservation Area 9 miles NW of Dodgeville,
Iowa County, Wisconsin
Long: 90 deg 16 min W   Lat: 43 deg 01 min N   Elevation: 1,100 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

Antihelion
Capricornid
Perseid
Piscis Austrinid
North Delta Aquarid
South Delta Aquarid
Sporadic

04:00-05:00; 68 degrees; wind calm; clear; humid; average limiting magnitude
6.3; facing South 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (13 jets) During this hour at
Nature Lodge on West side of the lake.
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:16  -1     CAP    yellow
04:18  +5     Spor
04:20   0     ANT
04:22  +1     Spor
04:24  -3     PER    1 sec. train
04:43  +3     Spor
04:44  +2     PER
Antihelion: 0
Capricornid: -1
Perseid: -3, +2
Piscis Austrinid: none
North Delta Aquarid: none
South Delta Aquarid: none
Sporadics: +1, +3, +5
Total meteors: seven

Break: 05:00 - 06:00

06:00-07:00; 67 degrees; wind calm; clear; humid; average limiting magnitude
6.3; facing South 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (4 jets)  During this hour and
the rest of the night SE of Lake along Plank Road.
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:07   0     Spor   
06:08   0     ANT
06:16  +1     PAU
06:25   0     ANT
06:26  +2     PER
06:27  -9     CAP    began -2 and orange; ended -9 & blue-white; 2 sec. train;
                     travelled ~6 degrees; going downward from radiant area.
06:28  +3     Spor
06:33  +4     Spor
06:34  +2     Spor   orange
06:41  +3     SDA
06:43  +1     Spor   yellow
06:45  +3     Spor
06:50  +3     CAP
06:50  +1     Spor   brief train
06:57  +1     Spor   yellow
06:59   0     Spor
Antihelion: 0(2)
Capricornid: -9, +3
Perseid: +2
Piscis Austrinid: +1
North Delta Aquarid: none
South Delta Aquarid: +3
Sporadic: 0(2), +1(3), +2, +3(2), +4
Total meteors: sixteen

07:00-08:00; 66 degrees; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.3;
facing South 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (no jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:05  +3     Spor
07:05  +4     Spor
07:13  +1     PER    orange
07:13  +5     Spor
07:18  -1     Spor   yellow
07:22   0     Spor   yellow; brief train
07:29  +4     PER
07:41  +3     SDA
07:46  +1     SDA
07:50  +4     Spor
07:51  +3     SDA
07:53  -2     CAP    yellow
07:54  +2     SDA
07:55   0     CAP    yellow; brief train
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: -2, 0
Perseid: +1, +4
Piscis Austrinid: none
North Delta Aquarid: none
South Delta Aquarid: +1, +2, +3(2)
Sporadic: -1, 0, +3, +4(2), +5
Total meteors: fourteen

08:00-9:15; 65 degrees F; wind 3 mph; clear; humid; average limiting magnitude
6.2; facing South 45 degrees; Total teff 1.25 hours (10 jets/planes)
Time   mag.  type   comment
08:02  +1    PAU    brief train
08:09  +2    SDA   
08:13  +1    SDA    yellow
08:17  +3    Spor
08:18  +4    Spor
08:27  +3    CAP
08:32  +5    Spor
08:39  +1    SDA    0.5 sec. train
08:45  -1    CAP    yellow
08:46  +2    Spor
08:55  +3    Spor
08:59  +4    PER
09:00  +4    SDA
09:03  -1    CAP    yellow
09:06  -1    Spor   brief train
09:08  +3    PER
09:13  +3    Spor
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: -1(2) +3
Perseid: +3, +4
Piscis Austrinid: +1
North Delta Aquarid: none
South Delta Aquarid: +1(2), +2, +4
Sporadic: -1, +2, +3(3), +4, +5
Total Meteors: Seventeen