(meteorobs) Obs: 17/18 Sep 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

18 Sep 2006 04:50-07:50 (CDST 17/18 Sep 2006 11:50pm - 02:50am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 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

04:50-05:50; 50 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; "clear" some whips of cirrus moving thru;
average limiting magnitude 5.9; facing East 50 degrees: Total teff 1.0 hour (1 jet)
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:58   0     ANT    yellow
05:09  -1     ANT    orange
05:30  +3     Spor
05:33  +4     Spor
05:36  +1     Spor
05:42  -1     ANT    yellow
Antihelion: -1(2), 0
September Perseid: none
Sporadic: +1, +3, +4
Total meteors: six

05:50-06:50; 48 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (no jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:56  +2     Spor
06:17  +3     Spor
06:20  +3     Spor
06:22  +3     SPR
06:37  +1     Spor   yellow
06:41  +2     Spor
06:49  +2     ANT
Antihelion: +2
September Perseid: +3
Sporadic: +1, +2(2), +3(2)
Total meteors: seven

06:50-07:50; 45 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (no jets/planes)
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:56  +3     Spor
07:00   0     ANT    orange
07:04  +3     Spor
07:12  +2     Spor
07:19  +1     SPR    yellow; brief train
07:43  +4     Spor
Antihelion: 0
September Perseid: +1
Sporadic:+2, +3(2), +4 
Total meteors: six