(meteorobs) Obs: 20 November 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

20 November 2006 08:30-11:30 UT (CST 19/20 Nov 2006 02:30-05:30am)

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: 1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

08:30-09:30; 27 degrees F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.9; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:36  +4     LEO
08:45  +2     Spor
08:53  -1     NTA
09:00  +1     LEO    1 second train
09:06  +1     LEO    1 second train
09:06  +3     LEO    brief train
09:09  +1     Spor   orange
09:12  +3     LEO
09:16  +1     AMO    orange; brief train
09:19  -1     LEO    yellow; 2 second train
09:19  +3     NTA
09:20   0     Spor
09:22  +2     Spor
Alpha Monoceratid: +1
North Taurid: -1, +3
Leonid: -1, +1(2), +3(2), +4
Sporadic: 0, +1, +2(2)
Total meteors: thirteen

09:30-10:30; 25 deg F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.9; facing East
50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
09:35  +3     Spor
09:41  +3     Spor   brief train
09:45  +1     Spor
09:55   0     LEO    yellow; 1.5 second train
09:56  +2     Spor
09:57  +3     Spor
09:59  +5     LEO
10:03   0     Spor
10:06  +3     AMO
10:12  +3     AMO
10:18  -1     Spor   orange
10:21  +4     Spor
10:24  +1     AMO    1 second train
10:29  +4     LEO
Alpha Monoceratid: +1, +3(2)
Leonid: 0, +4, +5
Taurid: none
Sporadic: -1, 0, +1, +2, +3(3), +4
Total meteors: fourteen

10:30-11:30; 23 degrees F; wind S 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
10:36   0     Spor
10:40  +3     Spor
10:41  -6     LEO    yellow; 45 second train
10:43  +1     NTA    yellow
10:45   0     Spor   yellow
10:48   0     AMO    brief train
10:51  +1     Spor
11:01  +1     Spor
11:04  +2     Spor
11:05  +3     Spor
11:08  +3     Spor
11:17  +2     LEO
11:26  +3     LEO   brief train
Alpha Monoceratid: 0
Leonid: -6, +2, +3
North Taurid: +1
Sporadic: 0(2), +1(2), +2, +3(3)
Total meteors: thirteen

Zodiacal light very bright again this morning.