(meteorobs) Obs: 11/12 Nov 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

12 November 2006 02:00-04:45 (CST 11/12 Nov 2006 08:00-10:45pm)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park Observatory NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Long: 93 deg 34 min W   Lat: 42 deg 05 min N   Elevation: 1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock
I was disappointed by the very few Taurids seen before Moon rise.

02:00-03:00; 30 degrees F; wind SE 10 mph; mostly clear; average limiting
magnitude 5.8; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
02:01  +3     Spor
02:08  +4     Spor
02:17  +1     NTA
02:33   0     Spor   brief train; near Polaris > Andromeda
02:34  +1     Spor
02:52  +5     Spor
North Taruid: +1
Sporadic: 0, +1, +3, +4, +5
Total meteors: six

03:00-04:00; 29 degrees F; wind SE 10 mph; some cirrus; average limiting
magnitude 5.7; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:10  -3     STA    orange; brief train
03:14  +2     Spor
03:30  +2     NTA
03:40  +3     Spor
03:45  +3     Spor
03:50  +4     Spor
North Taurid: +2
South Taurid: -3
Sporadic: +2, +3(2), +4
Total meteors: six

04:00-04:45; 28 degrees F; wind SE 10 mph; more cirrus; average limiting
magnitude 5.5; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 0.75 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
04:02  +4    Spor
04:13  +3    Spor
04:15  +3    Spor
04:21  -1    Spor
04:39  +3    Spor
Taurid: none
Sporadic: -1, +3(3), +4
Total meteors; five