(meteorobs) Obs: 26, 27, 28, 29 Nov 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

26 November 2008 05:00-08:05 UT (CST 25/26 Nov 11:00 pm - 02:05 am)
Five minute break 07:00-07:05 UT (01:00-01:05 am CST)

Usual observing site:
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters

On this date thru the end of November some call the ecliptic meteors
"Antihelions" rather than "Taurids".

No early Sigma Hydrids seen this night.

05:00-06:00; 23 deg F; wind - calm; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Alpha Monoceratids: one: +2
November Orionids: one: +3
South Taurids: one: -2
Sporadics: five: -1; +1; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: eight

06:00-07:00; 22 deg F; wind South 3 mph; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Alpha Monoceratids: none
November Orionids: none
North Taurids: one: -1
South Taurids: one: +1
Sporadics: three: +2(2); +4
Total meteors: five

07:05-08:05; 21 deg F; wind - calm; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50 deg; total
teff 1.0 hour
Alpha Monoceratids: none
November Orionids: one: +3
North Taurids: one: -1
Sporadics: three: +1; +3(2)
Total meteors: five

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27 Nov 2008 03:50-09:15 UT (CST 26/27 Nov 09:50 pm - 03:15 am) two breaks = 25
minutes

Usual observing site 4 miles NE of Ames, Iowa

No Alpha Monoceratids seen this night.

03:50-04:50; 28 deg F; wind NW 3 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: none
Taurids/Antihelion: none
Sporadics: two: +2; +4
Total meteors: two

04:50-05:50; 26 deg F; wind NW 5 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag 5.7; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: two: +2; +3
Taurid/Antihelion: none
Sporadics: four: +1; +2(2); +3
Total meteors: six

Break: 05:50-06:00 UT

06:00-07:00; 25 deg F; wind NW 5 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Sigma Hydrids: one: +3
November Orionids: none
Taurids/Antihelion: none
Sporadics: four: -2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: five

Break: 07:00-07:15 UT

07:15-08:15; 23 deg F; wind - calm; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50 deg;
total teff 1.0 hour
Sigma Hydrids: one: +4
November Orionids: one: +2
Taurids/Antihelion: none
Sporadics: five: +1(2); +2(2); +3
Total meteors: seven

08:15-09:15; 21 deg F; wind West 5 mph; haze/cirrus; ave.lim.mag. ~4.6; facing
East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: none
Taurids/Antihelion: one: -2
Sporadics: two: 0; +3
Total meteors: three
Nice meteor: 08:35 mag. 0 yellow Sporadic with one second train began near Alpha
Hydrae, passed 3 degrees South of Procyon and continued on another 10 degrees.

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28 Nov 2008 05:00-11:00 UT (CST 27/28 Nov 11:00 pm - 05:00 am) two breaks - half
hour total

Usual site 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa

05:00-06:00; 31 deg F; wind West 9 mph; sometimes a little very thin haze;
ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Geminids: none
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: two: +2; +3
Taurid/Antihelion: one: -2
Sporadics: three: +2(2); +3
Total meteors: six

06:00-07:00; 28 deg F; wind West 9 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Geminids: none
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: three: +1(2); +3
Taurid/Antihelion: one: -1
Sporadics: seven: -2; 0(2); +2(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: eleven
The 06:08 mag 0 S Apex Sporadic with one second train ended 5 degrees beyond
Capella.
The 06:53 mag. -2 Sporadic was orange, slow and began 2 deg West of Mirfak in
Perseus and ended 3 deg West Rigel in Orion.

07:00-08:00; 26 deg; wind West 5 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.7; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Geminids: one: +1
Sigma Hydrids: one: +4
November Orionids: one: +1
Taurid/Antihelion: one: 0
Sporadics: four: +2; +3(3)
Total meteors: eight

Break: 08:00-08:15 UT

08:15-09:15; 26 deg F; wind West 7 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Geminids: one: +1
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: none
Taurid/Antihelion: one: +1
Sporadics: four: -1; +2(2); +3
Total meteors: six

Break: 09:15-09:30 UT

09:30-10:30; 26 deg F; wind West 7 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Geminids: two: 0; +1
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: one: +3
Taurid/Antihelion: none
Sporadics: nine: -2; -1(2); +2; +3(4); +5
Total meteors: twelve
Nice meteor: 10:12 mag. -2 S Apex Sporadic yellow with two second train

10:30-11:00; 25 deg F; wind West 8 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50
deg; total teff 0.5 hour (30 minutes)
Geminids: none
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: none
Taurid/Antihelion: none
Sporadics: five: +1(2); +3(2); +5
Total meteors: five

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29 November 2008 04:45-06:15 (CST 28/29 Nov 10:45 pm - 12:15 am)

Usual observing site 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa

04:45-06:15; 22 deg F; wind West 2 mph; clear; ave.lim.mag. 5.6; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.5 hours
Geminids: two: 0; +1
Sigma Hydrids: none
November Orionids: two: +1(2)
Taurid/Antihelion: one: 0
Sporadics: seven: -1; 0; +1(4); +4
Total meteors: twelve (1.5 hours)
Best meteor: 05:20 mag. -1 orange N Apex Sporadic with train, began very near
the horizon ~20 degrees North of Regulus; passed 2 degrees below Bowl of Little
Dipper and continued on another 8 degrees.