(meteorobs) Obs: 20/21 July 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

21 July 2007 06:45-07:45 UT (CDST 20/21 July 2007 01:45-02:45am)

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: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

06:45-07:45; 60 degrees F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0; facing
East 50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:45  +3     Spor
06:49  +2     Spor
06:50   0     Spor   orange
07:12  +3     SDA
07:15  +2     PER    yellow; brief train
07:17  +3     SDA    
07:31  -5     Spor   4 second train; flared twice*
07:44  +2     ANT
Antihelion: +2
Alpha Capricornid: none
Perseid: +2
South Delta Aquarids: +3(2)
Sporadics: -5, 0, +2, +3
Total meteors: eight
*travelled 12 degrees; crossed "arcs" of Andromeda near tips; from general
direction a little North of Deneb; possibly Alpha Cygnid??