(meteorobs) Obs: 5/6 May 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

06 May 2006 06:15 - 09:45 (CDST 5/6 May 2006 115 - 445am)

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, paper, pencil & talking clock

Antihelion
Eta Aquarids
Sporadics
(No IAA's seen)

06:15-07:15; 43 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.2; 1/2
lit Moon in West; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (no jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:24  +3     ANT
Antihelion +3
Eta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: none

07:15-08:15; 41 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; 1/2
lit Moon in WNW and behind trees after 07:30; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff
1.0 hour (3 jets/airplanes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:29  +2     Spor
07:40  +4     Spor
07:42  +2     Spor
07:52   0     Spor   yellow; short; in SE Ophiuchus
Antihelion: none
Eta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: 0, +2(2), +4
Total meteors: 4

08:15-09:15; 39 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magniutde 6.0;
Moon set at 08:15; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (10 jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:21  -2     ETA    0.5 sec train; parallel to SE>S horizon
08:44  +3     Spor
08:45  +1     Spor
08:50  +2     Spor
09:14  +1     ETA    yellow
Antihelion: none
Eta Aquarids: -2, +1
Sporadics: +1, +2, +3
Total meteors: 5

09:15-09:45; 37 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude ~5.5;
facing SE 50 degrees; sky brightening in the NE by 09:30 (4:30am CDST); quite
bright in NE by 09:45; Total teff 0.5 hour (4 jets/planes)
Time   mag.  type   comment
09:21  +2    ETA
09:24  +1    ETA    1 sec train
09:28  +1    ETA    yellow; 1 sec train
09:32  +2    ETA
09:37  +3    ETA
09:43  +3    ETA
09:44  +1    Spor
Antihelion: none
Eta Aquarids: +1(2), +2(2), +3(2)
Sporadics: +1
Total meteors: 7

Magnitude distribution:
Antihelion: +3
Eta Aquarids: -2, +1(3), +2(2), +3(2)
Sporadics: 0, +1(2), +2(3), +3, +4
Total meteors: 17