(meteorobs) Obs: 10/11 Oct 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

11 October 2008 08:30-10:30 UT (CDST 10/11 Oct 03:30-05:30 am)

Very few shower meteors, but some nice sporadics.

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: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil, talking clock

08:30-09:30; 53 deg F; wind S 5 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; Moon just
setting at 08:30; facing ESE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time   mag.   type   comment
08:49   0     Spor   1 second train; orange
08:52  +3     Spor
08:53   0     Spor   began 3 deg W of Rigel & ended 10 deg beyond Delta Aurigae
08:59  +1     Spor   brief train
09:02   0     TAU
09:06  +1     Spor   orange
09:09  +3     Spor
09:12  +3     ORI
09:12  +2     Spor
09:15  -1     Spor   yellow; did not see beginning; from N; passed between
                     Auriga & Perseus; ended 12 deg SW of Rigel
09:27  +2     Spor
09:29  +1     Spor
Taurid: one: 0
Orionid: one: +3
Sporadics: ten: -1; 0(2); +1(3); +2(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: twelve

09:30-10:30; 52 deg F; wind S 5 mph; clear; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing ESE 50
deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time  mag.  type   comment
09:33 -2    Spor   2 second train; 6 deg long path; passed 3 deg above Sirius
                   from direction of Procyon 
09:38 -2    Spor   ~15 degrees above NE horizon; fairly short
09:55 +2    ORI    brief train
10:00 +2    Spor
10:03 +3    Spor
10:05 +1    Spor
10:15 +3    ORI
10:21 +3    Spor
10:27 +1    Spor
Taurid: none
Orionids: two: +2; +3
Sporadics: seven: -2(2); +1(2); +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: nine