(meteorobs) 25/26 Sept 2006

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

26 September 2006 05:00-06:00 (CDST 25/26 Sept 2006 12:00-1:00am)

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: 1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

05:00-06:00; 54 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 45 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour (5 jets)
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:13  +3     DAU
05:17  +2     ANT
05:25  +3     Spor
05:35  -4     ANT    yellow
05:39  +2     Spor
05:51   0     ANT    yellow
05:53  +3     Spor   Kids > Cassiopeia
05:54   0     Spor   yellow
Antihelion: -4, 0, +2
Delta Aurigid: +3
Sporadic: 0, +2, +3(2)
Total meteors: eight