(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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