(meteorobs) Obs: 26/27 September 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

27 July 2008 03:00 - 06:00 UT (CDST 26/26 July 10:00 pm - 1:00 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

03:00 - 04:00; 66 deg F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.5 (twilight
in NW and skyglow over Ames in SW); facing SE 45 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Time  mag.   type   comment
03:06  +2    Spor
03:21   0    Spor
03:24  -3    CAP    yellow
03:43  +3    Spor
03:58  -4    ANT    yellow; overhead to N; flared several times near end of path
Antihelion: one -4
Capricornid: one -3
Perseids: none
Picsis Austrinids: none
South Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: three 0, +2, +3
Total meteors: five

04:00 - 05:00; 65 deg F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing SE
45 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
04:23  -1     Spor   red
04:24  +2     CAP
04:32  +3     ANT
04:36  +4     Spor
04:40   0     CAP
04:58  +3     ANT
Antihelion: two +3(2)
Capricornid: two 0, +2
Perseids: none
Piscis Austrinids: none
South Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: two -1, +4
Total meteors: six
For about 20 minutes during this hour I had my own mosquito-eating bat; it made
around 50 passes; once only a foot above my face; but it sure helped with the
mosquitoes.  

05:00 - 06:00; 63 deg F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.4 (crescent
Moon up in NE during latter part of the hour); facing SE 45 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:06  +4     SDA
05:16  +2     SDA
05:17  +3     SDA
05:31  +3     SDA
05:47  +1     Spor
05:53  +1     SDA
05:55  +2     SDA
05:57  +3     PER 
Antihelion: none
Capricornid: none
Perseid: one +3
Piscis Austrinid: none
South Delta Aquarids: six: +1, +2,(2) +3(2), +4
Sporadic: one +1
Total meteors: eight


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