(meteorobs) Obs: 18/19 May 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

19 May 2007 06:45-08:45 UT (18/19 May 1:45-3:45am CDST)

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

06:45-07:45; 60 deg F; wind South 10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:00  +4     Spor
07:16  +3     Spor
07:23  -1     Spor   yellow
Antihelion: none
Total meteors: three sporadics

07:45-08:45; 57 deg F; wind South 10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:06  +2     Spor
08:23  +4     Spor
08:28  +1     ETA    yellow; 0.5 second train; very long path
Antihelion: none
Eta Aquarid: +1
Sporadics: two
Total meteors: three