(meteorobs) Obs: 13/14 Oct 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

14 October 2006 02:00-04:30 (CDST 13/14 Oct 2006 9:00-11:30pm)

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

02:00-03:00; 43-40 deg F; wind West 10-15 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (12 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
02:04  +3     Spor
02:19  +1     NTA
02:33  +3     Spor
02:34  -2     Spor   yellow
Taurid: +1
Sporadic: -2, +3(2)
Total meteors: four

03:00-04:30; 40-36 deg F; wind West 10-15 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.5 hour (10 jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:19  +3     Spor
03:30   0     NTA    yellow
03:31  +1     EGE    0.5 second train
03:48  +2     Spor
04:06  +2     Spor
04:13  -2     STA    yellow
Epsilon Geminid: +1
Orionid: none
Taurid: -2, 0
Sporadic: +2(2), +3
Total meteors: six