(meteorobs) Obs: 07/08 Aug 2008

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sat Aug 9 21:57:52 EDT 2008


08 Aug 2008 06:00-09:00 UT (CDST 07/08 Aug 1:00-4:00am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Lonag: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: ~1,040 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil & talking clock

06:00-07:00; 58 degrees F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.8; facing
East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.  type   comment
06:00  +1    PER    yellow; train
06:03   0    PER    yellow; train
06:06  +3    PER    
06:06  +1    CAP
06:09  +5    PER
06:17  +3    PER    train
06:29  +3    Spor
06:31  +2    Spor
06:32  +1    PER    orange; train
06:33  +5    PER
06:36  +2    PER    train
06:50  +4    PER
06:52   0    Spor   yellow
06:55  +2    Spor
06:55  +1    PER    train
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: one: +1
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: ten: -2; 0; +1(3); +3(2); +4; +5(2)
South Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: four: 0; +2(2); +3
Total meteors: fifteen

07:00-08:00; 58 deg F; calm; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total
teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:00  +2     ANT
07:25  -1     PER    yellow; train
07:35  +4     PER
07:39  +3     Spor
07:46  +2     Spor
07:49  +2     PER    yellow; train
07:56  +4     PER
07:59  -1     Spor   yellow; 1 second train; low in SE going up
Antihelion: one: +2
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: four: -1; +2; +4(2)
South Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: three: -1; +2; +3
Total meteors: eight

08:00-09:00; 57 deg F; calm; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total
teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:04  +3     Spor
08:04  +1     PER    train
08:11   0     PER    yellow; train
08:12   0     Spor   yellow; from SE; traveled 45 degrees
08:15   0     PER    yellow; train
08:16  +3     PER
08:19  +3     Spor
08:21  +1     PER    train
08:34  +1     PER
08:39  +2     PER    train
08:44  +4     PER
08:47  +4     Spor
08:57  +4     PER
08:57  +4     Spor
08:59  +3     Spor
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: nine: 0(2); +1(3); +2; +3; +4(2)
South Delta Aquarid: none
Sporadics: six: 0; +3(3); +4(2)
Total meteors: fifteen
   



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