(meteorobs) Obs: 30 Sep/01 Oct 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

01 October 2006 05:00 - 08:00 (CDST 30 Sep/01 Oct 2006 12:00-3:00am)

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   Elevaton: 1,040 feet

05:00-06:00; 52 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (3 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:01  +1     ANT    South
05:13  -3     ANT    South; yellow
05:20  +4     Spor
05:20  +1     Spor   orange
05:21  +3     Spor
05:28  +3     Spor
05:38   0     ANT    South; yellow
Antihelion/Taurid: -3, 0, +1
Delta Aurigid: none
Sporadic: +1,+3(2), +4
Total meteors: seven

06:00-0700; 49 degrees F; wind South 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (No jets/airplanes)
Time   mag.  type   comment
06:06  +1    Spor   yellow
06:17  -1    ANT    (indeterminate); yellow
06:19   0    ANT    South?
06:20  -3    Spor   orange; brief train; Delta Aurigae>37/Theta Aurigae
06:32  -2    ANT    South
06:35  +3    ANT    South?
06:45  +3    DAU
06:50  +3    DAU
06:56  +2    Spor
Antihelion/Taurid: -2, -1, 0, +3
Delta Aurigid: +3(2)
Sporadic: -3, +1, +2
Total meteors: nine

07:00-08:00; 46 degrees F; wind South 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (4 jets)]
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:03  +3     Spor
07:11  +4     Spor
07:48  +1     Spor
07:51   0     ANT    South; yellow
07:53   0     Spor
07:55  +3     Spor
Antihelion/Taurid: 0
Delta Aurigid: none
Sporadic: 0, +1, +3(2), +4
Total meteors: six

Comment: Antihelion/Taurids unusually active.