(meteorobs) Obs: 29/30 October 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

30 October 2006 07:30-10:30 (CST 29/30 Oct 2006 130-430am)

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

07:30-08:30; 45 degrees F; wind SE 5 - 10 mph; hazy; average limiting magnitude
5.5; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:32  +1     ORI    orange; brief train
07:39  +2     Spor
07:44  +2     ORI    brief train
07:50   0     ORI    brief train
07:52  +3     Spor
08:07  -2     NTA    yellow
08:11  -1     STA    yellow
08:12   0     STA
08:17  +3     Spor
08:25  +1     STA
Orionid: 0, +1, +2
North Taurid: -2
South Taurid: -1, 0, +1
Sporadic: +2, +3(2)
Total meteors: ten

08:30-09:30; 43 deg F; wind SE 5-10 mph; less hazy than previous hour; average
limiting magnitude 5.7; facing East 50 deg; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:43  +1     Spor   yellow
08:46  +4     ORI
08:57  +4     ORI
09:09  +2     Spor
09:17  +1     ORI    yellow; 0.5 second train
09:26  +2     Spor
09:27  +4     Spor
09:29  +1     Spor
Orionid: +1, +4(2)
Taurid: none
Sporadic: +1(2), +2(2), +4
Total meteors: eight

09:30-10:30; 40 deg F; wind SE 5-10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.9;
facing East 50 deg; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
09:33  +3     ORI
09:43  -1     Spor   yellow; 0.5 second train
09:50  +3     Spor
09:57  +3     Spor
09:59  -1     ORI    yellow; 1 second train
10:00  +2     Spor
10:01  +2     ORI
10:02  +1     Spor   orange
10:10  +3     ORI    brief train
10:15  +3     Spor
10:17  +1     Spor   0.5 second train
10:28  +2     ORI    brief train
Orinoid: -1, +2(2), +3(2)
Taurid: none
Sporadic: -1, +1(2), +2, +3(3)
Total meteros: twelve