(meteorobs) Obs: 27/28 May 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

28 May 2006 05:45 - 07:45 (CDST 27/28 May 2006 12:45 - 2:45am)

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

A very poor session.  The sky conditions didn't seem to be bad enough to account
for the very few meteors seen.  During the last hour two 4th magnitude
satellites were seen so I think I was alert.

Antihelion
Sporadics

05:45-06:45; 75 deg F; wind South 10 mph; clear; humid; average limiting
magnitude 5.9; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (1 jet)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:17  +3     Spor

06:45-07:45; 73 deg F; wind South 10 mph; clear; humid; average limiting
magnitude 5.8; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (3 jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:06  -1     ANT    yellow