(meteorobs) Obs 23/24 Aug 2008

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Tue Aug 26 21:11:34 EDT 2008


24 August 2008 02:00-05:10 UT (CDST 24/25 Aug 09:00pm - 12:10am; 10 min. break)

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

02:00-03:00; 64 deg F; wind NW 3 mph; average lim. mag. ~4.25; twilight in NW;
very hazy; 20% cloud cover; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: -3  (yellow)
Kappa Cygnid: none
Sporadics: three: +1; +2; +3
Total meteors: four

03:00-04:00; 60 deg F; wind W 3 mph; aver.lim.mag. ~4.3; very hazy; average
cloud cover 38%; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: +2
Kappa Cygnid: one: -4  (yellow; only slight flare at end)
Sporadics: two: -1; +2
Total meteors: four

04:10-05:10; 59 deg F; calm; "nearly clear"; aver.lim.mag. ~5.5; facing NNW 45
degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Kappa Cygnid: one: +1
Perseid: one: +3
Sporadics: four: +1, +2, +3, +4
Total meteors: six



 



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