(meteorobs) Obs: 13/14 Sep 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

14 Sep 2006 02:00-04:00 (CDST 13/14 Sep 2006 09:00-11:00pm)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park Observatory 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, IA
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; 57 deg F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (15 jets; 2 satellites)
Time   mag.   type   comment
02:35  -2     Spor   orange
Antihelion: none
Sept Perseid: none
Sporadic: -2
Total meteors: one

03:00-04:00; 55 deg F; wind SE 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (13 jets/planes; 1 satellite)
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:03  +5     Spor
03:11  +2     Spor
03:15  -3     ANT    yellow
03:28  +4     Spor
03:37  +3     Spor
03:50  +3     Spor
Antihelion: -3
Sept Perseid: none
Sporadic: +2, +3(2), +4, +5
Total meteors: six