(meteorobs) Obs: 21 August 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

Paul Martsching
Iowa Star Party: Whiterock Conservancy star field
NW Guthrie County, Iowa; 6 miles SE of Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Long: 94 deg 38 min 30.6 sec W  Lat: 41 deg 48 min 15 sec N  Elevation: 1,265 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

Observed showers:
Antihelion: mentioned in hourly summaries only if any seen during that hour
Kappa Cygnids
Perseids
Sporadics

At my age using the various count areas I cannot perceive any sky being darker than 6.2 no matter how dark it actually is.

21 August 2009 02:45 - 10:00 UT Break 05:45 - 06:00 UT
(21/22 Aug 2009 09:45 pm - 05:00 am CDST Break 12:45 - 01:00 am CDST)

02:45-03:45 UT 63 deg F; dew point 59 deg F; wind NW 8 mph; clear; average LM 6.1; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: three: -1; 0; +2
Perseids: none
Sporadics: four: +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: seven

03:45-04:45 UT 61 deg F; dew pt 59 deg F; wind NW 9 mph; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: -1
Kappa Cygnids: one: +4
Perseids: none
Sporadics: six: -1; +1; +2; +3(2); +5
Total meteors: eight

04:45-05:45 UT 61 deg F; dew pt 57 deg F; wind NW 8 mph; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: none
Sporadics: five: +1; +2; +3; +4(2)
Total meteors: five

Break 05:45 - 06:00 UT

06:00-07:00 UT 61 deg F; dew pt 55 deg F; wind NW 8 mph; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: 0
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: four: 0; +3(2); +4
Sporadics: four: +1; +2; +3; +4
Total meteors: nine

07:00-08:00 UT 59 deg F; dew pt 55 deg F; wind NW 7 mph; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: one: 0
Sporadics: seven: 0; +1; +3(2); +4(2); +5
Total meteors: eight

08:00-09:00 UT 57 deg F; dew pt 54 deg F; wing NW 7 mph; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: one: 0
Perseids: none
Sporadics: eleven: -1; +1(2); +3(5); +4(3)
Total meteors: twelve

09:00-10:00 UT 56 deg F; dew pt 54 deg F; wind NW 6 mph; clear; LM 6.0; twilight in NE; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: two: -1: +1
Sporadics: twelve: -1; +1; +2(3); +3(3); +4(4)
Total meteors: fourteen