(meteorobs) Obs: 25/26 May 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

26 May 2006 05:45 - 07:15 (CDST 25/26 May 2006 1245 - 215 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

05:45-07:15; 60 degrees F; wind NW 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.5 hours (2 jets/planes); quit at 07:15
because fog moving in.
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:17  +4     Spor
06:20  -1     Spor   yellow; 0.5 sec train; Scutum > handle of Big Dipper; fast
06:40   0     ANT
06:44  +3     Spor
07:00  +2     Spor
07:01  +3     Spor

Antihelion: 0
Sporadics: -1, +2, +3(2), +4
Total meteors: six