(meteorobs) Obs: 31 August 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

31 August 2006 06:00-07:00 (CDST 30/31 August 2006 01:00-02:00am)

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   Elevation: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil & talking clock

06:00-07:00; 60 degrees F; calm; clear; facing East 50 degrees; average limiting
magnitude 6.0; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
06:02  +3    Spor
06:11  +3    Spor
06:46  +4    Spor
06:47  -2    ANT    yellow
Antihelion: -1
Alpha Aurigid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Sporadic: +3(2), +4
Total meteors: four
Soon after 07:00 dense ground fog began moving in.