(meteorobs) Obs: 05/06 Aug 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

06 Aug 2008 05:30-07:50 UT (CDST 05/06 Aug 12:30 - 2:30 am)

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 two hours with what would have been a reasonably good sky for this
location, but there were frequent patches/streaks of very thin haze - thin
enough that 4th magnitude stars could be seen through it easily.  As there
seemed no prospect that conditions would improve I went home after two hours.

05:30-06:30; 60 degrees F; calm; clear with patches of thin haze; average
limiting magnitude 5.4; facing ESE 45 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:39  +3     Spor
05:42  +4     SDA
05:44  +3     ANT
05:59   0     PER    1 second train
06:01  +1     SDA    yellow; brief train
06:04   0     ANT    orange
06:12  +3     Spor
06:18  +3     Spor
06:24  +4     Spor
Antihelion: two: 0; +3
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Piscis Austrinid: none
Perseids: one: 0
South Delta Aquarids: two +1; +4
Sporadics: four: +3(3); +4
Total meteors: nine

06:30-07:30; 59 deg F; calm; clear with thin, hazy patches moving through;
average limiting magnitude 5.3; facing ESE 45 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:31  +1     PER    yellow; brief train
06:37  +3     Spor
06:39  +1     SDA    orange
06:45  +3     PER
06:45  +3     SDA
06:59  +4     PER
07:02  -1     Spor
07:03  +2     Spor
07:18  +1     PER    yellow; brief train
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: four: +1(2); +3; +4
Pisces Austrinids: none
South Delta Aquardis: two: +1; +3
Sporadics: three: -1; +2, +3
Total meteors: nine