(meteorobs) Obs: 10/11 Sept 2007

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

11 September 2007 08:00-10:00 UT (CDST 10/11 Sept 3:00-5:00am)

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

08:00-09:00; 48 deg F; wind W 10 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 6.0; facing E 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:09   0     SPE    yellow; brief train
08:18  +2     SPE    
08:21  +2     Spor   orange
08:38  -5     SPE    3 second train; ended South of Procyon
08:50  +1     Spor
08:51  +3     Spor
08:54  +2     Spor
08:57  +3     Spor
08:58  +2     Spor
Antihelion: none
September Perseids: three: -5, 0, +2
Sporadics: six: +1, +2(3), +3(2)
Total meteors: nine

09:00-10:00; 49 deg F; wind W 10 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 6.0; facing E 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
09:10  +5     Spor
09:12  +1     ERI    yellow; 1 sec train; thru Auriga; traced back to ~15 deg
                     W of Rigel
09:13  +4     Spor
09:20  +3     SPE
09:27  +3     Spor
09:28  +3     Spor
09:29  +1     Spor   yellow
09:31  +2     Spor
09:32  +3     SPE
09:32  +3     SPE    only a few seconds after previous meteor
09:43  +4     Spor
09:50  +2     Spor   orange
09:57  +3     Spor
Antihelion: none
Pi Eridanid: one: +1
September Perseids: three: +3(3)
Sporadics: nine: +1, +2(2), +3(3), +4(2), +5
Total meteors: thirteen