(meteorobs) Obs: 06/07 November 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

07 November 2007 04:00-08:00 UT (CST 06/07 Nov 10:00pm - 2:00am)

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

04:00-05:00; 26 degrees F; wind North 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude
5.8; facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:11   0     STA    yellow
04:16  -2     STA    orange
04:20  +3     Spor
04:31  +2     Spor
04:36  +4     Spor
04:49   0     STA    yellow
04:59  +1     NTA
North Taurids: one: +1
South Taurids: three: -2; 0(2)
Sporadics: three: +2; +3; +4
Total meteors: seven


05:00-06:00; 24 deg F; wind N 3 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.8; facing East 50
degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:06   0     Spor
05:16  +3     Spor
05:35  +1     STA    yellow
05:41  -1     NTA    yellow
05:42  +3     Spor
05:44   0     NTA
05:49  -1     STA
North Taurids: two: -1; 0 
South Taurids: two: -1; +1
Sporadics: three: 0; +3(2)
Total meteors: seven

06:00-07:00; 22 deg F; wind calm; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:20  +3     Spor
06:24  +3     Spor
06:26  +2     Spor
06:28  +2     NTA
06:51  +1     NTA
06:57  +4     Spor
North Taurids: two: +1; +2
South Taurids: none
Sporadics: four: +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: six

07:00-08:00; 19 deg F; wind calm; clear; aver. lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:08  +3     Spor
07:25  -1     NTA    yellow
07:27  +3     Spor
07:42  +3     Spor
07:44  +4     Spor
07:46  +2     Spor
07:47  +2     Spor
07:56   0     Spor   yellow
North Taurids: one: -1
South Taurids: none
Sporadics: seven: 0; +2(2); +3(3); +4
Total meteors: eight