(meteorobs) Obs: 25,26,27 Sept 2008

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

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

I went out a short time three nights hoping to see some Delta Aurigids.

25 Sep 05:45-06:45 UT (24/24 Sep 12:45-01:45am CDST) McFarland Park

53 degrees F; wind S 5 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; facing ENE 50
degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: +1
Delta Aurigid: none
Sporadics: two: 0; +3
Total meteors: three

26 Sep 07:00-09:00 UT (25/26 Sep 02:00-04:00am CDST) McFarland Park

07:00-08:00; 61 deg F; wind S 5 mph; clear; some horizon haze; average limiting
magnitude 5.7; facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Delta Aurigids: two: -1 (1 second train); +2
Sporadics: four: +2(2); +3, +5

08:00-09:00; 60 deg F; wind calm; horizon haze; average limiting magnitude 5.7;
facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: +3
Delta Aurigid: one: +3
Sporadics: five: +2; +3(4)
Total meteors: seven

27 Sep 06:00-08:00 UT (26/27 Sep 01:00-03:00am CDST) McFarland Park

06:00-07:00; 57 deg F; wind calm; hazy horizon; average limiting magnitude 5.6;
facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: -2 orange
Delta Aurigid: none
September Alpha Orionids: two: -1 orange 1 sec train; 0 orange
Sporadics: Sporadics: two: +3(2)
Total meteors: five

07:00-08:00; 56 deg F; wind calm; horizon haze & some fog; average limiting
magnitude 5.4; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Delta Aurigids: none
September Alpha Orionid: none
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: three

I stayed a while longer, but I saw no more meteors and the limiting magnitude
was worsening so I went home.