(meteorobs) Obs: 19/20 July 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

20 July 2007 05:45 - 07:45 UT (CDST 19/20 July 12:45 - 02:4am0

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

05:45-06:45; 61 deg F; wind E 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.1;
facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:57  +1     SDA
06:02  +1     Spor   yellow; 1 deg long; going SW from radiant near Alpha Aquar.
06:07  +2     Spor
06:24  +1     ANT
06:29  +1     PER    orange
06:33  +4     Spor
06:37  +4     SDA
06:42  +3     Spor
Antihelion: +1
Alpha Capricornid: none
Perseid: +1
South Delta Aquarid: +1, +4
Sporadics: +1, +2, +3, +4
Total meteors: eight

06:45 - 07:45; 58 degrees F; wind E 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
6.0; facing East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
06:51  +3    Spor
06:59   0    CAP    yellow
07:04  +3    Spor
07:15  +2    Spor
07:17  +1    Spor
07:19  +3    Spor
07:29   0    PER    1 second train
07:40  +3    SDA
07:44  +3    Spor
Antihelion: none
Alpha Capricornid: 0
Perseid: 0
South Delta Aquarid: +3
Sporadics: +1, +2, +3(4)
Total meteors: nine