(meteorobs) Obs: 06/07 Aug 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

07 August 2008 05:55-08:55 UT (CDST 06/07 Aug 12:55-3:55am)

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 talk

No fireflies this night!

05:55-06:55; 65 degrees F; wind West 6 mph; clear; a bit of haze early in
session; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing ESE 45 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:55  -2     ANT    yellow
06:06  +2     Spor   *
06:11  +2     Spor
06:15  +1     PER    brief train
06:26  +2     PER    brief train
06:29  +3     Spor
06:30  +1     PER    brief train
06:35  +2     PER
06:35  +2     SDA    yellow
06:43  +3     Spor
06:45  -1     PER    yellow; 1 second train
06:46  +4     Spor
06:54  -2     Spor   orange
Antihelion: one: -2
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: five: -1; +1(2); +2(2)
Pisces Austrinid: none
South Delta Aquarid: one: +2
Sporadics: six: -2; +2(2); +3(2); +4
Total meteors: thirteen

06:55-07:55; 63 deg F; wind West 7 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.7; facing ESE 45
deg F; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
06:56  +2     Spor   brief train
06:59  +3     Spor   brief train
07:04  +1     Spor   brief train
07:06  +2     Spor 
07:21  +2     PER    brief train
07:24  +2     Spor   yellow
07:25  -1     PER    yellow; brief train
07:32  +1     Spor   orange; brief train
07:47  +2     PER    brief train
07:48  -1     PER    yellow; 1 second train
07:54  +4     PER
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: five: -1(2); +2(2); +4
Pisces Austrinid: none
South Delta Aquarid: none
Sporadics: six: +1(2); +2(3); +3
Total meteors: eleven

07:55-08:55; 62 deg F; wind West 5 mph; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.8; facing East 50
degrees (direction change);  total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
08:03  +3    Spor
08:04  +4    PER
08:09  +4    Spor
08:12  +3    PER
08:17  +3    Spor
08:27  +3    PER
08:33  +3    Spor
08:36  +4    PER
08:43  +1    Spor   yellow
08:44  +1    Spor   yellow
08:48  +3    PER
08:48  +4    Spor
08:49  +4    Spor
08:54  +2    Spor   yellow
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: five: +3(3); +4(2)
Pisces Austrinid: none
South Delta Aquarid: none
Sporadics: nine: +1(2); +2; +3(3); +4(3)
Total meteors: fourteen