(meteorobs) Obs: 06/07 October 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

07 October 2007 01:00-06:00 UT (CDST 06/07 Oct 8:00pm - 1:00am)

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 and talking clock

Very warm night for October.  Very humid; sky glow over Story City in the North
brighter and extending up higher than last night. 

01:00-02:00; 78 degrees F; wind S 8 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8;
facing NNW 45 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour.  
Time   mag.   type   comment
12:08  +3     GIA    short, near radiant
Draconids (GIA): one +3
Taurids: none
Sporadics: none
Total meteors: one; after such an hour I wonder why I'm doing this?

02:00-03:00; 76 deg F; wind S 9 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.8; facing NNW 45
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
02:02   0    Spor   yellow
02:14  +3    Spor
02:20  +3    Spor
02:25  +1    Spor
02:51  +2    Spor   yellow
Draconids: none
Taurids: none
Sporadics: five: 0, +1, +2, +3(2)
Total meteors: five

03:00-04:00; 76 deg F; wind S 12 mph; mostly clear - some hazy clouds;
aver.lim.mag. 5.5; facing NNW 45 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
03:05  +1     Spor
03:11  +3     Spor
03:21  +1     Spor   orange
03:22  +3     Spor
03:35  +4     Spor
03:49  +5     Spor
Draconids: none
Taurids: none
Sporadics: six: +1(2) +3(2), +4, +5
Total meteors: six

04:00-05:00; 75 deg F; wind S 10 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.7; facing NNW 45
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
04:26  +2    Spor
04:35  +4    GIA
04:51  +4    Spor
Draconids (GIA); one +4
Taurids: none
Sporadics: two: +2, +4
Total meteors: three

05:00-06:00; 74 deg F; wind S 12 mph; clear; aver lim.mag. 5.7; facing NNW 45
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
05:18  +3    GIA
05:28  +3    ORI
05:31  +4    Spor
05:39  +1    TAU    yellow
05:40  +3    Spor
05:46  +2    Spor
05:48  +1    Spor   brief train
05:57  +3    TAU
Draconid (GIA): one +3
Orionid: one +3
Taurid: two: +1, +3
Sporadics: four: +1, +2, +3, +4
Total meteors: eight