(meteorobs) Obs: 3/4 May 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

04 May 2008 05:45 - 09:15 UT (CDST 3/4 May 12:45-4:15 am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park Observatory 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

ANT Antihelion
ELY Eta Lyrid
ETA Eta Aquarid
Spor Sporadic

05:45-06:45; 39 degrees F; wind calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7;
facing East 50 degrees; teff: 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
05:55   0     Spor
05:57  -3     ANT    yellow
06:14  +3     Spor
06:43  +1     Spor
06:45-07:45; 36 deg F; calm; clear; av.lim.mag. 5.7; East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
07:01  +4     Spor
07:11  +1     ANT
07:25  +2     Spor
07:45-08:45; 35 deg F; calm; clear; av.lim.magn. 5.6; East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour
07:56  +1     ELY
08:00  +2     Spor
08:17  -1     Spor   orange
08:19  +4     Spor
08:41   0     Spor
08:45-09:15; 33 deg F; calm; clear; av.lim.mag. 5.5; East 50 deg; teff 0.5 hour
08:49  +4     Spor
08:53  +2     Spor
09:04  +2     ETA    brief train
09:06  +1     Spor

Magnitude distribution:
ANT: two  -3; +1
ELY: one  +1
ETA: one  +2
Sporadics: twelve -1; 0(2); +1(2); +2(3); +3; +4(3)
Total meteors: sixteen