(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
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