(meteorobs) Obs: 18/19 April 2007

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Fri Apr 20 14:23:59 EDT 2007


19 April 2007 05:30 - 08:30 UT (CDST 18/19 Apr 2007 12:30 - 03:30 am)

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

05:30-06:30; 45 degrees F; wind SE 8 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:52  +2     Spor
06:08  +3     Spor
06:23  +3     ANT
Antihelion: +3
Lyrids: none
Sporadics: +2, +3
Total meteors: three

06:30-07:30; 43 deg F; wind SE 3 mph; clear; average limiting magn. 5.9; facing
East 50 deg; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:30  +1     Spor
06:38  +4     Spor
07:15  +3     LYR
Antihelion: none
Lyrids: +3
Sporadics: +1, +4
Total meteors: three

07:30-08:30; 41 deg F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magn. 5.9; facing East
50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:38  -1     ANT    yellow
07:47  +3     Spor
07:49  +1     LYR    brief train
07:54  +3     ANT
08:08  +1     Spor   orange; breif train
08:13  +2     LYR
Antihelion: -1, +3
Lyrids: +1, +2
Sporadics: +1, +3
Total Meteors: six

  



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