(meteorobs) Obs: 29/30 August 2006

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sat Sep 2 13:24:19 EDT 2006


30 August 2006 03:45-04:45 (CDST 29/30 Aug 2006 10:45-11:45pm)

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: 318 meters (1043 ft)
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

03:45-04:45; 62 degrees F; wind N 3 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.1;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (7 jets/planes)
Time   mag.  type   comment
03:50  +3    Spor
04:04  +3    Spor
04:07  +1    ANT    yellow
04:14  +1    Spor
04:14  +1    Spor   yellow
04:21  -2    ANT    yellow; breif train
Antihelion: -2, +1
Alpha Aurigid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Sporadic: +1(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: six
Quit because of clouds moving in from the East.


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