(meteorobs) Obs: 26/27 July 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

27 July 2007 06:50-07:50 UT (CDST 26/27 July 01:50-02:50am)

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

06:50-07:50; 73 degrees F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8 (3/4 lit
Moon very low in SW at 06:50; Moon set ~07:10); facing East 50 degrees; total
teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type    comment
06:55   0     PER     yellow; brief train
06:58  -1     Spor    N Apex Sporadic; orange; 2 second train
07:05  +3     Spor
07:07  -1     SDA
07:16  +1     PER
07:23  -2     PER     yellow; 1 second train
07:34  +3     Spor
07:41  +3     Spor
07:44  +3     Spor
07:49  +3     SDA
07:49  +4     Spor
Antihelion: none
Alpha Capricornid: none
Perseids: -2, 0, +1
South Delta Aquarids: -1, +3
Sporadics: -1, +3(4), +4
Total Meteors: eleven