(meteorobs) THE meteors seen 6/4/6, WVa

[George Gliba]

               Screech Owl Hill Observatory, Mountain Meadows
                      West Virginia 385710N 0785544W
                              June 3/4, 2006

  We had partly cloudy conditions until moonset; then it cleared up
nicely. There was a slight haze then, but the conditions were pretty
good for the rest of the night. I looked for but didn't see any DAR
meteors. However, I did manage to see 6 Tau Herculids in 4.5 hours of
observation. They were pretty faint, but distinct with their slow speed, 
and came from a radiant near delta Bootis. The ANT and SPO activity was 
also pretty good. Below is a short breakdown of the meteors seen.

  Time (UT)  LM  %Obst. THE   ANT   SPO   Total   FOV      Comments
04:02-05:02  6.0   5%    1     3     6     10   17.0 +35   half moon
05:02-06:02  6.1  15%    2     2     7     11    various   some clouds
06:02-06:32  6.3  33%    1     1     4      6    various   more clouds
              [Break 6:32 to 7:00 UT due to clouds]
07:00-08:00  6.3   0%    2     3    10     15   18.2 +13   slight haze
08:00-09:00  6.3   0%    0     3    11     14   19.0 +14   slight haze


Magnitude Distributions (04:02-09:00 UT)

    -2  -1   0   1   2   3   4   5  total  Ave.
THE  0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1    6    4.2
ANT  0   0   0   3   2   3   3   1   12    2.7
SPO  0   0   2   2   5  13   9   7   38    3.1


Clear Skies.
GWG