(meteorobs) Obs: 2/3 June 2006

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sat Jun 3 13:54:58 EDT 2006


3 June 2006 06:30 - 08:30 (CDST 2/3 June 2006 130 - 330am)

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; pencil, paper & talking clock

Antihelion
Spordics

06:30-07:30; 63 deg F; wind S 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8;
facing SE 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (2 jets/planes) 45% lit Moon behind
trees at 06:30 set ~06:35; nearly as dry as previous night - sky glow over Ames
in SW somewhat less than usual; just a bit more dew.
Time   mag.   type    comment
06:48  -2     Spor    orange; 12 deg long; W > E; just South of Cor.Borealis
06:55  -1     ANT     yellow
07:01  +3     Spor
07:25  +1     ANT
Antihelion: -1, +1
Sporadics: -2, +3
Total meteros: four

07:30-08:30; 58 deg F; wind S 3 mph; "clear" - a few wisps of small, thin cloud
moved thru from time to time; average limiting magnitude 5.8; facing SE 50
degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (2 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:09  -1     Spor   orange; began ~ 5 deg below Eastern tip of Capricornis and
                     ended 5 deg below Polaris; parts of the train lasted 2
                     seconds; very long path; nice!  
08:24  +2     Spor
Antihelion: none
Sporadics: -1, +2
Total meteors: two

Magnitude distribution:
Antihelion: -1, +1
Sporadics: -2, -1, +2, +3
Total meteors: six


More information about the Meteorobs mailing list