(meteorobs) Obs:22/23 May 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

23 May 2006 05:00 - 07:00 (CDST 22/23 May 2006 12:00 - 2:00 am)

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
Sporadics

05:00-06:00; 60 degrees F; wind East 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (6 jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:55  +2     Spor   
Antihelion: none
Sporadic: +2
Total meteors: one

06:00-07:00; 58 degrees F; wind East 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing E 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 airplane)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:25  +3     Spor
06:51   0     ANT
Antihelion: 0
Sporadic: +3
Total meteors: two

Magnitude distribution:
Antihelion: 0
Sporadics: +2, +3
Total meteors: three

A very poor session; I saw 7 satellites, but only 3 meteors.