(meteorobs) Obs: 03/04 Aug 2008
pmartsching at mchsi.com
pmartsching at mchsi.com
Mon Aug 4 17:59:43 EDT 2008
04 August 2008 05:25-06:25 UT (CDST 03/04 Aug 12:25am - 01:25am)
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
I observed one hour before conditions worsened; hot, humid, and hazy; but a
reasonable number of meteors.
05:25-06:25; 83 degrees F (dew point 75 degress F); wind South 10 mph; clear,
but hazy; average limiting magnitude 5.5; facing ESE 45 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time mag. type comment
05:27 +2 PER orange
05:34 +2 Spor
05:47 +2 SDA
05:56 +2 Spor
06:01 +3 ANT
06:05 -2 Spor white; 1 second train
06:15 +3 PER
06:17 +3 Spor
06:19 +4 PER
Antihelion: one: +3
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Pisces Austrinid: none
Perseids: three: +2; +3; +4
South Delta Aquarid: one: +2
Sporadics: four: -2; +2(2), +3
Total meteors: nine
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