(meteorobs) Obs: 08/09 June 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

09 June 2007 03:00-07:00 UT (CDST 08/09 June 2007 10:00 pm - 02:00 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

03:00-04:00; 59 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; limiting magnitude 5.9; facing East
50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
03:15   0    Spor
03:58  +4    Spor
Antihelion: none
June Lyrids: none
Sporadics: 0, +4
Total meteors: two

04:00-05:00; 57 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; limiting magnitude 6.0; facing East
50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:18  +3     Spor
04:38  +4     Spor
04:51  +2     Spor
Antihelion: none
June Lyrids: none
Sporadics: +2, +3, +4
Total meteors: three

05:00-06:00; 55 deg F; wind SW 5 mph; clear; limiting magnitude 6.1; facing East
50 degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:04  +3     ANT
05:05  +4     JLY
05:13  +1     Spor   orange; brief train
05:18  -1     Spor   brief train
05:34  +3     Spor
05:37  +2     ANT
Antihelion: +2, +3
June Lyrids: +4
Sporadics: -1, +1, +3
Total meteors: six

06:00-07:00; 53 deg F; wind calm; clear; limiting magnitude 6.0; facing East 50
degrees; Total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:23  +5     ANT
Antihelion: +5
June Lyrids: none
Sporadics: none
Total meteors: one