(meteorobs) Obs: 11/12 August 2007

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Wed Aug 15 14:50:41 EDT 2007


12 August 2007 06:15-11:00 UT (CDST 11/12 Aug 12:15-5:00 am)

Paul Martsching
Southeastern Douglas County, Missouri (ESE of Ava, MO)
Long: 92 deg 07 47 W   Lat: 36 deg 48 40 N  Elevation ~1,070 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

Meteor magnitude distribution summary for entire session (06:15-11:00 UT; 4.75
hours)

Antihelion: none
Kappa Cygnid: one -1
Perseid: seventy-two:-3(2),-2(4),-1(6),0(11),+1(12),+2(10),+3(18),+4(6),+5(3)
South Delta Aquarid: one +3
Upsilon Pegasid: none
Sporadic: seventeen: -1, +1(4) +2(3), +3(6), +4(3)

Facing North 50 degrees up entire session; 10% obstruction entire session; less
than one minute per hour not observing.

06:15-07:00 (12:15-1:00am CST) 45 minutes; lim. mag. 6.2; 80 deg; calm
ANT: none
KCG: none
PER: thirteen: -2(2), -1, 0(3), +1(2), +2(2), +3(2), +5
SDA: none
UPE: none
Spor: one +3
Total meteors: fourteen

07:00-08:00 (1:00-2:00am CST) 1 hour; lim. mag. 6.2; 78 deg; calm
ANT: none
KCG: -1
PER: eleven: -3, -1, 0, +1(2), +2, +3, +4(2) +5(2)
SDA: one +3
UPE: none
Spor: three +1(2), +3
Total meteors: sixteen

08:00-09:00 (2:00-3:00am CST) 1 hour; lim. mag. 6.1; 75 deg; calm
ANT: none
KCG: none
PER: six: -3, -1, +1, +2, +3(2)
SDA: none
UPE: none
Spor: four: +1, +2(2), +3
Total meteors: ten

09:00-10:00 (3:00-4:00am CST) 1 hour; lim. mag. 6.2; 73 deg; calm
ANT: none
KCG: none
PER: thirteen: -1, 0(3), +1, +2, +3(5), +4(2)
SDA: none
UPE: none
Spor: five: +3(2), +4(3)
Total meteors: eighteen

10:00-11:00 (4:00-5:00am CST) 1 hour; lim. mag. 6.0; 70 deg; calm
ANT: none
KCG: none
PER: twenty-nine: -2(2), -1(2), 0(4), +1(6), +2(5), +3(8), +4(2)
SDA: none
UPE: none
Spor: four: -1, +1, +2, +3
Total meteors: thirty-three


                   




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