(meteorobs) Obs: 30 Sep, 01, 02, 03, 04 Oct 2008

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sat Oct 4 09:48:21 EDT 2008


I went out five more mornings looking for Delta Aurigid meteors.

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

30 Sep 2008; 07:00-10:00 UT (CDST 29/30 Sep 02:00-05:00 am)

07:00-08:00; 47 deg F; wind NW 6 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing ENE 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: 0 
Delta Aurigid: one: +1
Sept Alpha Orionids: two: 0 yellow with 1 sec train; +1 with brief train
Sporadics: two: +3(2)
Total meteors: six

08:00-09:00; 46 deg F; wind NW 7 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing ENE 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Delta Aurigid: one: +3
Sept Alpha Orionid: one: +2 brief train
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: five

09:00-10:00; 45 deg F; wind NW 8 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing ENE 50
deg; teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: two: +1 yellow & +1 orange
Delta Aurigid: none
Sept Alpha Orionid: one: +2 yellow
Sporadics: eight: +2(2); +3(4); +4(2)
Total meteors: eleven

01 Oct 2008 07:40-09:40 UT (CDST 30 Sep/01 Oct 2:40-4:40 am)

07:40-08:40; 51 deg F; wind NE 7 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing ENE 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid: two: +1 orange brief train; +3 brief train
Taurid: one: +4
Sporadics: three: +2; +3; +4
Total meteors: six

08:40-09:40; 49 deg F; wind NE 7 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing ENE 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid two: +3(2)
Taurid: none
Sporadics: five: +2; +3(3); +4
Total meteors: seven 

02 Oct 2008 08:15-10:15 UT (CDST 01/02 Oct 03:15-05:15 am)

08:15-09:15; 41 deg F; wind NW 5 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigids: three: -2 one sec train; -1 yellow one sec train; +3 
Taurid: none
Sporadics: four: -2 orange; +1; +3; +4
Total meteors: seven

09:15-10:15; 37 deg F; wind W 3 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing East 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid: none
Taurids: one: -1 
Sporadics: eight: -2*; +1; +2(3); +3(2); +4 
Total meteors: nine
* 10:03 UT -2 orange; 2 second train; began in Sickle of Leo and ended 2 degrees
N of Algol.  Zodiacal light bright in Leo; extending into Taurus.

03 Oct 2008 08:00-10:00 UT (CDST 02/03 Oct 03:00-05:00 am)

08:00-09:00; 48 deg F; wind West 3 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing East
50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigids: two: +2 brief train; +4
Orionid: one: +4
Taurid: none
Sporadics: five: -2*; +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: eight
*08:07 UT -2 orange; train; began 8 degrees SW of Rigel in Orion and crossed "W"
of Cassiopeia about one degree inside SW side and continued about 5 degrees farther.

09:00-10:00; 46 deg F; wind West 5 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.5; facing East
50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid: none
Orionid: none
Taurid: none
Sporadics: six: -1; +2(2); +3(2); +5 
Total meteors: six

04 Oct 2008 07:00-10:00 UT (CDST 03/04 Oct 02:00-05:00 am)

07:00-08:00; 45 deg F; wind East 3 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.8; facing East
50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid: none
Orionid: one: +2 one second train
Taurid: none
Sporadics: eight: 0; +1; +2(2); +3(2); +4; +5 
Total meteors: nine

08:00-09:00; 43 deg F; wind East 3 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing East
50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid: none
Orionid: two: +3; +4
Taurid: none
Sporadics: four: +2; +3(3)
Total meteors: six

09:00-10:00; 41 deg F; wind East 3 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing East
50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Delta Aurigid: one: +1 brief train
Orionid: none
Taurid:none
Sporadics: eight: 0; +2; +3(4); +4(2) 
Total meteors: nine











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