(meteorobs) Obs: 17 Aug 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

17 Aug 2009 02:45-04:34 & 05:30-06:30 UT 
(CDST 16/17 Aug 09:45-10:45 pm & 12:30-01:30 am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story Co, Iowa, USA
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil & talking clock

02:45-03:45 UT; 64 deg F; dew Pt 62 deg F; calm; clear; LM 5.7; occasional lightning far away in the South; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Time    mag    type    comment
02:50   +3      Spor
02:54   +2      ANT
03:06    -1      KCG    yellow
03:11   +3      Spor
03:14   +3      KCG
03:15   +2      Spor
03:20   +2      Spor     orange
03:25    -4      KCG    greenish-yellow; no terminal flair/burst; ended 10 deg above E horizon
03:31    -1      ANT
03:38   +3      Spor
03:45   +3      Spor
Antihelions: two: -1; +2
Kappa Cygnids: three: -4; -1; +3
Perseid: none
Sporadics: six: +2(2); +3(4)
Total meteors: eleven

Long break because of too many clouds - when moth hunting for a while.

05:30-06:30; 64 deg F; dew point 62 deg F; calm; clear first 20 minutes; several thin clouds second 20 minutes; more clouds last 20 minutes = 10% average cloud cover for the entire hour; LM 5.5; total teff 1.0 hour
Time    mag    type    comment
05:34   +2       KCG
05:44   +2       Spor
06:00     0       KCG
06:02   +2       PER    yellow
06:03    -2       KCG
06:08   +3       Spor
06:23   +2       Spor
06:29   +1       Spor
Antihelion: none
Kappa Cygnids: three: -2; 0; +2
Perseids: one: +2
Sporadics: four: +1; +2(2); +3
Total meteors: eight

Got cloudy again, so went home.