(meteorobs) Obs: 21/22 November 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

22 November 2006 08:45-10:45 UT (CST 21/22 Nov 2006 02:45-04:45am)

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

08:45-09:45; 37 degrees F; wind South 5-10 mph; clear; average limiting
magnitude 5.8; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:33  +3     STA
08:48  -2     NTA
08:53  -1     LEO    yellow; 2 second train
09:02   0     LEO    yellow; 1 second train
09:06  +3     Spor
09:17   0     LEO    yellow; 1 second train
09:32  +2     NTA
09:40  +1     NTA    orange
09:43  +2     Spor
Alpha Monoceratid: none
Leonid: -1, 0(2)
North Taurid: -2, +1, +2
South Taurid: +3
Sporadic: +2, +3
Total meteors: nine

09:45-10:45; 34 degrees F; wind South 5-10 mph; mostly clear; considerable
cirrus last half hour; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing East 50 degres;
Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type    comment
09:47  +1     NTA
09:57  +3     Spor
09:58  +3     Spor
10:08   0     Spor    orange
10:16  -4     LEO     orange; 5 second train
10:18  -1     Spor    yellow
10:26  +4     Spor
10:32  -6     NTA     blue-white
10:34  +3     Spor
10:39  +3     Spor
10:44  +2     Spor
Alpha Monoceratid: none
Leonid: -4
North Taurid: -6, +1
Sporadic: -1, 0, +2, +3(4), +4
Total Meteors: eleven