(meteorobs) Obs: 31 Oct/01 Nov 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

01 Nov 2007 01:00 - 04:00 UT (CDST 31 Oct/01 Nov 8:00-11:00 pm)

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: ~1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil & talking clock

NTA = North Taurid
STA = South Taurid
Spor = Sporadic

01:00-02:00; 50 deg F; wind North 10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 6.0;
facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
01:01  +3     Spor
01:06   0     Spor
01:10  +3     Spor
01:24  +4     NTA
01:25  +2     Spor
01:32  +2     Spor
01:55   0     STA    yellow
North Taurid: one: +4
South Taurid: one: 0
Sporadics: five: 0; +2(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: seven

02:00-03:00; 48 deg F; wind N 10 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag.6.0; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
02:12  +2    Spor
02:12  +2    STA
02:15  +3    Spor
02:26  +3    Spor
02:41  -3    Spor   yellow
09:42  +3    Spor
09:44  +5    Spor
09:51  +2    Spor
09:57   0    Spor
North Taurid: none
South Taurid: one: +2
Sporadics: eight: -3; 0; +2(2); +3(3); +5
Total meteors: nine

03:00-04:00; 45 deg; wind NW 10 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.9; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:05  +1     Spor
03:07  +3     Spor
03:13  +2     Spor
03:17  +1     NTA    orange
03:41  +4     Spor
03:47  +2     Spor   brief train
North Taurid: one: +1
South Taurid: none
Sporadics: five: +1, +2(2); +3; +4
Total meteors: six