(meteorobs) Obs: 25/26 Aug 2008

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Tue Aug 26 20:29:00 EDT 2008


26 August 2008 02:45-05:45 UT (CDST 25/26 Aug 09:45pm - 12:45am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, IA
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters
Method: visual; paper, pencil & talking clock

02:45-03:45; 61 deg F; calm; haze & thin clouds; average lim. mag. 5.3; facing
ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: three

03:45-04:45; 59 deg F; calm; clear; aver.lim.mag. 5.7; facing ENE 50 deg; total
teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Alpha Aurigids: two: 0; +2  (mag. 0 meteor two second train; +2 brief train)
Kappa Cygnid: none
Sporadics: four: +1; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: six

04:45-05:45; 55 deg F; calm; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing ENE 50 deg; total
teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: two: 0; +1
Alpha Aurigids: none
Kappa Cygnids: two: -1; +1
Sporadics: three: 0; +3; +4
Total meteors: seven





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