(meteorobs) 3/4 March 2006 Observation

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

04 March 2006 05:00 - 07:00 (CST 03/04 Mar 2006 11:00 pm - 1:00 am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 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 and talking clock

Virginids/Eclipticids
Sporadics

05:00 - 06:00; 28 degrees F; wind East 5 mph; no snow; fairly thin crescent Moon
set about 05:00; average limiting magnitude: 6.0; facing East 50 degrees; Total
teff 1.0 hour (5 jets, 1 airplane)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:05  +3     Spor
05:40  +4     Spor
05:42  +5     Spor

06:00 - 07:00; 26 degrees F; wind becoming calm by 06:30; no snow; average
limiting magnitude 5.9; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (3 jets);
clouds moving in from the West by 07:00
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:12  +3     VIR
06:32   0     VIR    yellow
06:46  +3     Spor
06:54  +3     Spor

Magnitude distribution:
Virginids: 0, +3
Sporadics: +3(3); +4, +5
Total meteors: 7